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B777 flight crew has to make an abrupt stop to avoid another aircraft while taxiing; causing possible injuries to the flight attendants.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 694023 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| 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 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 694023 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 694022 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
Ground gave us a taxi via taxiway A7 to taxiway T for runway 32L taxiway T10; follow MD80. Captain and I both cleared and called clear our respective sides. I had cleared to the right (it was clear) and then pointed out our traffic ahead at 11 O'clock position (the MD80) as we began to roll forward for our taxi. I then saw an rj fast approaching from our right. As I'm starting to call it to the captain; he sees it as well and applies brakes to ensure safe separation. Ground then makes some type apology call concerning the rj. I asked the 'a' flight attendant if any injuries in the back. She reported no major injuries and that all were able and ok to continue. We continued taxi and normal flight. Just prior to descent; the 'a' flight attendant said there may be some minor injuries to some of the crew but didn't have names. Possible injuries included sore back; torn fingernail; and sore groin. Supplemental information from acn 694022: first officer stated traffic; about the same time I saw an rj taxiing right in front of us. I immediately and abruptly stopped the aircraft. We passed with 40 ft between us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777 FLT CREW HAS TO MAKE AN ABRUPT STOP TO AVOID ANOTHER ACFT WHILE TAXIING; CAUSING POSSIBLE INJURIES TO THE FLT ATTENDANTS.
Narrative: GND GAVE US A TAXI VIA TXWY A7 TO TXWY T FOR RWY 32L TXWY T10; FOLLOW MD80. CAPT AND I BOTH CLRED AND CALLED CLR OUR RESPECTIVE SIDES. I HAD CLRED TO THE R (IT WAS CLR) AND THEN POINTED OUT OUR TFC AHEAD AT 11 O'CLOCK POS (THE MD80) AS WE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD FOR OUR TAXI. I THEN SAW AN RJ FAST APCHING FROM OUR R. AS I'M STARTING TO CALL IT TO THE CAPT; HE SEES IT AS WELL AND APPLIES BRAKES TO ENSURE SAFE SEPARATION. GND THEN MAKES SOME TYPE APOLOGY CALL CONCERNING THE RJ. I ASKED THE 'A' FLT ATTENDANT IF ANY INJURIES IN THE BACK. SHE RPTED NO MAJOR INJURIES AND THAT ALL WERE ABLE AND OK TO CONTINUE. WE CONTINUED TAXI AND NORMAL FLT. JUST PRIOR TO DSCNT; THE 'A' FLT ATTENDANT SAID THERE MAY BE SOME MINOR INJURIES TO SOME OF THE CREW BUT DIDN'T HAVE NAMES. POSSIBLE INJURIES INCLUDED SORE BACK; TORN FINGERNAIL; AND SORE GROIN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 694022: FO STATED TFC; ABOUT THE SAME TIME I SAW AN RJ TAXIING RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. I IMMEDIATELY AND ABRUPTLY STOPPED THE ACFT. WE PASSED WITH 40 FT BTWN US.
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.