B777 captain reports ground conflicts at ord during taxi from runway 22R to international terminal.

Attributes
ACN	803332
Time
Date	200809
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777-200
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	803332
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

My first officer had just landed on runway 22R and we turned off on A1 and were given txwys H; P to international gate. As we taxied along we noticed an airbus pushing; which didn't initially scare us; but as we got closer it was apparent the push crew was pushing him right back at us at a very rapid rate. I thought about trying to accelerate enough that he would miss my wingtip; but he was too close and it developed too fast. I instead slammed on my brakes but didn't get entirely stopped before we were past him. Very reckless push crew; in our opinion. My first officer said it looked like at the last second he must have seen us and cut the tail of the plane to his left (toward our rear). We turned the corner on taxiway P and as we approached the runway 32R pad we saw 3 MD80's parked there. All 3 of them had their noses well beyond the line. I pulled to the left of the taxiway and using thumbs up signals from the capts and my first officer's looking out the window we managed to miss them too. I'm not sure the runway 32R pad is big enough for an MD80; unless they leave their tails sticking out the back of the pad.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 CAPT REPORTS GROUND CONFLICTS AT ORD DURING TAXI FROM RWY 22R TO INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL.

Narrative: MY FO HAD JUST LANDED ON RWY 22R AND WE TURNED OFF ON A1 AND WERE GIVEN TXWYS H; P TO INTL GATE. AS WE TAXIED ALONG WE NOTICED AN AIRBUS PUSHING; WHICH DIDN'T INITIALLY SCARE US; BUT AS WE GOT CLOSER IT WAS APPARENT THE PUSH CREW WAS PUSHING HIM RIGHT BACK AT US AT A VERY RAPID RATE. I THOUGHT ABOUT TRYING TO ACCELERATE ENOUGH THAT HE WOULD MISS MY WINGTIP; BUT HE WAS TOO CLOSE AND IT DEVELOPED TOO FAST. I INSTEAD SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES BUT DIDN'T GET ENTIRELY STOPPED BEFORE WE WERE PAST HIM. VERY RECKLESS PUSH CREW; IN OUR OPINION. MY FO SAID IT LOOKED LIKE AT THE LAST SECOND HE MUST HAVE SEEN US AND CUT THE TAIL OF THE PLANE TO HIS L (TOWARD OUR REAR). WE TURNED THE CORNER ON TXWY P AND AS WE APCHED THE RWY 32R PAD WE SAW 3 MD80'S PARKED THERE. ALL 3 OF THEM HAD THEIR NOSES WELL BEYOND THE LINE. I PULLED TO THE L OF THE TXWY AND USING THUMBS UP SIGNALS FROM THE CAPTS AND MY FO'S LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW WE MANAGED TO MISS THEM TOO. I'M NOT SURE THE RWY 32R PAD IS BIG ENOUGH FOR AN MD80; UNLESS THEY LEAVE THEIR TAILS STICKING OUT THE BACK OF THE PAD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.