Narrative:

After landing on runway 13L in jfk; tower instructed us to proceed left on taxiway B and contact ground. Ground frequency was busy. The controller was being short with pilots and aircraft were being told; 'don't call me; I'll call you.' ground instructed us to give way to a B747; then continue on taxiway B short of taxiway H. We saw the B747 exiting runway 22R on taxiway G; but he stopped in the intersection of txwys F and a. Seeing that we were clear; and knowing that in such a ground operation he could wait a long while for further instructions; I elected to continue as previously; cleared. As we passed behind him; the ground controller spoke in an angry sounding tone demanding that he turn left on taxiway a. Immediately; he responded with a vigorous and rapid application of power which struck our aircraft; causing it to shudder and cracking the first officer's side window. A thorough postflt revealed no other damage and a subsequent call to maintenance control via the company security operations 800 number confirmed this; at approximately XA30 pm. I believe that the angry tone of the ground controller caused the B747 pilot to respond with more thrust than would normally be required for taxiing. It certainly made me hesitate to block traffic or add to radio congestion by stopping or asking a question. The clearance between the 2 aircraft was about the same as I normally allow when taxiing behind B747 in line for takeoff; and I have never experienced that level of jet blast before. In the future I will avoid passing behind a B747 in similar sits without first asking ground to have him keep his thrust at idle. I will be more prone to setting the brake regardless of traffic congestion and I will not be intimidated into silence by controllers who seem short tempered.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CROWDED TXWYS; A HARRIED GND CTLR AND CLOSE PROXIMITY BEHIND A HEAVY JET RESULTS IN JET BLAST DAMAGE TO A CARJ AT JFK.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 13L IN JFK; TWR INSTRUCTED US TO PROCEED L ON TXWY B AND CONTACT GND. GND FREQ WAS BUSY. THE CTLR WAS BEING SHORT WITH PLTS AND ACFT WERE BEING TOLD; 'DON'T CALL ME; I'LL CALL YOU.' GND INSTRUCTED US TO GIVE WAY TO A B747; THEN CONTINUE ON TXWY B SHORT OF TXWY H. WE SAW THE B747 EXITING RWY 22R ON TXWY G; BUT HE STOPPED IN THE INTXN OF TXWYS F AND A. SEEING THAT WE WERE CLR; AND KNOWING THAT IN SUCH A GND OP HE COULD WAIT A LONG WHILE FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS; I ELECTED TO CONTINUE AS PREVIOUSLY; CLRED. AS WE PASSED BEHIND HIM; THE GND CTLR SPOKE IN AN ANGRY SOUNDING TONE DEMANDING THAT HE TURN L ON TXWY A. IMMEDIATELY; HE RESPONDED WITH A VIGOROUS AND RAPID APPLICATION OF PWR WHICH STRUCK OUR ACFT; CAUSING IT TO SHUDDER AND CRACKING THE FO'S SIDE WINDOW. A THOROUGH POSTFLT REVEALED NO OTHER DAMAGE AND A SUBSEQUENT CALL TO MAINT CTL VIA THE COMPANY SECURITY OPS 800 NUMBER CONFIRMED THIS; AT APPROX XA30 PM. I BELIEVE THAT THE ANGRY TONE OF THE GND CTLR CAUSED THE B747 PLT TO RESPOND WITH MORE THRUST THAN WOULD NORMALLY BE REQUIRED FOR TAXIING. IT CERTAINLY MADE ME HESITATE TO BLOCK TFC OR ADD TO RADIO CONGESTION BY STOPPING OR ASKING A QUESTION. THE CLRNC BTWN THE 2 ACFT WAS ABOUT THE SAME AS I NORMALLY ALLOW WHEN TAXIING BEHIND B747 IN LINE FOR TKOF; AND I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THAT LEVEL OF JET BLAST BEFORE. IN THE FUTURE I WILL AVOID PASSING BEHIND A B747 IN SIMILAR SITS WITHOUT FIRST ASKING GND TO HAVE HIM KEEP HIS THRUST AT IDLE. I WILL BE MORE PRONE TO SETTING THE BRAKE REGARDLESS OF TFC CONGESTION AND I WILL NOT BE INTIMIDATED INTO SILENCE BY CTLRS WHO SEEM SHORT TEMPERED.

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.