An MD80 flight crew have to stop aggressively to avoid a taxiing carj while taxiing at sjc.

Attributes
ACN	629532
Time
Date	200409
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : sjc.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	629532
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	629806
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 75 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

When ready to taxi in sjc, we were facing sbound on taxiway Z, just north of F intersection with taxiway Y. Ground told us to taxi to runway 30R via txwys F and Y, with no mention of other ground traffic. As we started our turn at taxiway F, the copilot cleared and told me to stop very emphatically. I stopped very suddenly, only to see a regional jet pass just off our nose on taxiway Y. We said something to ground control and he was immediately very apologetic, realizing that he had not told us about the other aircraft, which we could not see until starting the turn. The passenger were fine, but the flight attendants were banged around in the cabin, since they were standing. After talking to the flight attendants, and being assured that they were okay to continue, we continued our taxi and took off. Upon arrival in sea, we debriefed with a flight attendant supervisor. The flight attendants were already starting to get stiff necks and become sore. Supplemental information from acn 629806: as it was we cleared each other by an estimated 75 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FLT CREW HAVE TO STOP AGGRESSIVELY TO AVOID A TAXIING CARJ WHILE TAXIING AT SJC.

Narrative: WHEN READY TO TAXI IN SJC, WE WERE FACING SBOUND ON TXWY Z, JUST N OF F INTXN WITH TXWY Y. GND TOLD US TO TAXI TO RWY 30R VIA TXWYS F AND Y, WITH NO MENTION OF OTHER GND TFC. AS WE STARTED OUR TURN AT TXWY F, THE COPLT CLRED AND TOLD ME TO STOP VERY EMPHATICALLY. I STOPPED VERY SUDDENLY, ONLY TO SEE A REGIONAL JET PASS JUST OFF OUR NOSE ON TXWY Y. WE SAID SOMETHING TO GND CTL AND HE WAS IMMEDIATELY VERY APOLOGETIC, REALIZING THAT HE HAD NOT TOLD US ABOUT THE OTHER ACFT, WHICH WE COULD NOT SEE UNTIL STARTING THE TURN. THE PAX WERE FINE, BUT THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE BANGED AROUND IN THE CABIN, SINCE THEY WERE STANDING. AFTER TALKING TO THE FLT ATTENDANTS, AND BEING ASSURED THAT THEY WERE OKAY TO CONTINUE, WE CONTINUED OUR TAXI AND TOOK OFF. UPON ARR IN SEA, WE DEBRIEFED WITH A FLT ATTENDANT SUPVR. THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE ALREADY STARTING TO GET STIFF NECKS AND BECOME SORE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 629806: AS IT WAS WE CLRED EACH OTHER BY AN ESTIMATED 75 FT.

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.