Narrative:

During pushback our tug driver was unable to keep the aircraft on the center line during pushback out of the alleyway from gate at bwi. At one point the driver stopped the push to get his bearings and I told him I would shut down #2 if he needed to pull us forward to get back on the line. He said he would get it but at times we went from the left wing an estimated 8 ft from the wall on our left to 5 to 6 ft right of centerline. We had a wing walker who was closely monitoring the left side. The first officer was monitoring the right side closely and there were no aircraft parked at the gates there. I have probably been pushed out of that alley 3 to 4 time now and have had south turns on every one. We may need more pushback training there and/or a wing walker on the right wing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-700 CREW COMMENTS ON THE GND CREW'S DIFFICULTY PUSHING BACK FROM A CONFINED GATE AT BWI AND SUGGESTS MORE TRAINING MAY BE NEEDED.

Narrative: DURING PUSHBACK OUR TUG DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE ACFT ON THE CTR LINE DURING PUSHBACK OUT OF THE ALLEYWAY FROM GATE AT BWI. AT ONE POINT THE DRIVER STOPPED THE PUSH TO GET HIS BEARINGS AND I TOLD HIM I WOULD SHUT DOWN #2 IF HE NEEDED TO PULL US FORWARD TO GET BACK ON THE LINE. HE SAID HE WOULD GET IT BUT AT TIMES WE WENT FROM THE L WING AN ESTIMATED 8 FT FROM THE WALL ON OUR L TO 5 TO 6 FT R OF CTRLINE. WE HAD A WING WALKER WHO WAS CLOSELY MONITORING THE L SIDE. THE FO WAS MONITORING THE R SIDE CLOSELY AND THERE WERE NO ACFT PARKED AT THE GATES THERE. I HAVE PROBABLY BEEN PUSHED OUT OF THAT ALLEY 3 TO 4 TIME NOW AND HAVE HAD S TURNS ON EVERY ONE. WE MAY NEED MORE PUSHBACK TRAINING THERE AND/OR A WING WALKER ON THE R WING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.