Narrative:

I taxied the airplane; B777-200; away from the ramp in accordance with my clearance to exit taxiway TA and make a left turn at taxiway B. As I approached the intersection of txwys TA and B; I noticed temporary barriers along the left side of the taxiway which resembled curbing. I directed the relief pilot to aid in observing that we had sufficient clearance from the barriers as we made the left turn from taxiway TA to taxiway B. The barriers along the ramp side of taxiway B and the barriers along the south side of taxiway TA did not intersect. Instead there was a large gap to allow for the passage of ground vehicles. The barriers that ran along the ramp side of taxiway B did not appear to be a problem. I took the airplane a little deeper into the turn to allow for extra clearance from the barriers and the left main gear. There were also other obstacles on the right of taxiway B such as reflectors in the ground and a blast fence. After clearing the barriers on taxiway TA; I directed my attention to taxiway B and completed the turn. Shortly after completing the turn I heard a radio call from an airplane behind us on taxiway B. The radio call advised ground control that we may have come in contact with one of the barriers. I returned to the ramp for inspection. A ground crew drove to the intersection in question and found our left main gear had rolled over the plastic barriers on the ramp side of taxiway B. The ramp supervisor later advised me that other flts had complained about the lack of clearance at that intersection. We were further advised that the jfk port authority had not taken any action to remedy the situation. Maintenance inspected the landing gear and returned the airplane to service.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B777-200 TAXIING AT JFK ROLLED OVER A TEMPORARY PLASTIC BARRIER.

Narrative: I TAXIED THE AIRPLANE; B777-200; AWAY FROM THE RAMP IN ACCORDANCE WITH MY CLRNC TO EXIT TXWY TA AND MAKE A L TURN AT TXWY B. AS I APCHED THE INTXN OF TXWYS TA AND B; I NOTICED TEMPORARY BARRIERS ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TXWY WHICH RESEMBLED CURBING. I DIRECTED THE RELIEF PLT TO AID IN OBSERVING THAT WE HAD SUFFICIENT CLRNC FROM THE BARRIERS AS WE MADE THE LEFT TURN FROM TXWY TA TO TXWY B. THE BARRIERS ALONG THE RAMP SIDE OF TXWY B AND THE BARRIERS ALONG THE S SIDE OF TXWY TA DID NOT INTERSECT. INSTEAD THERE WAS A LARGE GAP TO ALLOW FOR THE PASSAGE OF GND VEHICLES. THE BARRIERS THAT RAN ALONG THE RAMP SIDE OF TXWY B DID NOT APPEAR TO BE A PROB. I TOOK THE AIRPLANE A LITTLE DEEPER INTO THE TURN TO ALLOW FOR EXTRA CLRNC FROM THE BARRIERS AND THE L MAIN GEAR. THERE WERE ALSO OTHER OBSTACLES ON THE R OF TXWY B SUCH AS REFLECTORS IN THE GND AND A BLAST FENCE. AFTER CLEARING THE BARRIERS ON TXWY TA; I DIRECTED MY ATTENTION TO TXWY B AND COMPLETED THE TURN. SHORTLY AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN I HEARD A RADIO CALL FROM AN AIRPLANE BEHIND US ON TXWY B. THE RADIO CALL ADVISED GND CTL THAT WE MAY HAVE COME IN CONTACT WITH ONE OF THE BARRIERS. I RETURNED TO THE RAMP FOR INSPECTION. A GND CREW DROVE TO THE INTXN IN QUESTION AND FOUND OUR LEFT MAIN GEAR HAD ROLLED OVER THE PLASTIC BARRIERS ON THE RAMP SIDE OF TXWY B. THE RAMP SUPVR LATER ADVISED ME THAT OTHER FLTS HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THE LACK OF CLRNC AT THAT INTXN. WE WERE FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE JFK PORT AUTHORITY HAD NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. MAINT INSPECTED THE LNDG GEAR AND RETURNED THE AIRPLANE TO SVC.

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.