A B717 has to aggressively stop the aircraft to avoid an MD80 while taxiing.

Attributes
ACN	604236
Time
Date	200301
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B717 (Formerly MD-95)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-90 Series (DC-9-90) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	604236
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : taxiway
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 15
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

After landing runway 27R atl ground advised us to clear behind company. Being that I was already in the turn to M12, they revised by saying to taxi east on taxiway M to join taxiway left. As I watched for company passing, I kept rolling in an attempt to get behind him only to notice an MD80 (or 90) rolling in front of us following our company. Being that (what appeared) he did not have an intention on stopping, I got on the brakes and stopped my aircraft. The MD80 passed in front of me with about 15 ft of clearance. Had I not seen him aggressively taxiing, and stopping, we would have hit. Ground didn't mention it to him (the fact that he did not stop) and just told me to follow him.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B717 HAS TO AGGRESSIVELY STOP THE ACFT TO AVOID AN MD80 WHILE TAXIING.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG RWY 27R ATL GND ADVISED US TO CLR BEHIND COMPANY. BEING THAT I WAS ALREADY IN THE TURN TO M12, THEY REVISED BY SAYING TO TAXI E ON TXWY M TO JOIN TXWY L. AS I WATCHED FOR COMPANY PASSING, I KEPT ROLLING IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET BEHIND HIM ONLY TO NOTICE AN MD80 (OR 90) ROLLING IN FRONT OF US FOLLOWING OUR COMPANY. BEING THAT (WHAT APPEARED) HE DID NOT HAVE AN INTENTION ON STOPPING, I GOT ON THE BRAKES AND STOPPED MY ACFT. THE MD80 PASSED IN FRONT OF ME WITH ABOUT 15 FT OF CLRNC. HAD I NOT SEEN HIM AGGRESSIVELY TAXIING, AND STOPPING, WE WOULD HAVE HIT. GND DIDN'T MENTION IT TO HIM (THE FACT THAT HE DID NOT STOP) AND JUST TOLD ME TO FOLLOW HIM.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.