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Pilot medium large transport refused taxi off taxi line between parked widebody transport and terminal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 84187 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198803 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 84187 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Widebody transport was parked parallel to and directly on the only taxiway centerline leading to lga terminal gates at xapm and again at xcpm. My assigned gate was gate #Z, requiring me to taxi between the widebody transport and the terminal--also between the taxi line and the terminal. I refused. The widebody transport was parked there for over 24 hours and, I was told by mechanics, that widebody transport aircraft are frequently parked there for repairs. See reverse for diagram. This is a hazard, requiring pilots to leave the prescribed taxiway line to go to the gate, leaving wing tip clrncs open to doubt. Inasmuch as it is a frequent occurrence, it should be halted. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: this pilot's refusal to taxi by the parked widebody transport may have accomplished what was needed because on his next series of trips it was no longer parked blocking the taxiway to gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT MLG REFUSED TAXI OFF TAXI LINE BETWEEN PARKED WDB AND TERMINAL.
Narrative: WDB WAS PARKED PARALLEL TO AND DIRECTLY ON THE ONLY TXWY CENTERLINE LEADING TO LGA TERMINAL GATES AT XAPM AND AGAIN AT XCPM. MY ASSIGNED GATE WAS GATE #Z, REQUIRING ME TO TAXI BTWN THE WDB AND THE TERMINAL--ALSO BTWN THE TAXI LINE AND THE TERMINAL. I REFUSED. THE WDB WAS PARKED THERE FOR OVER 24 HRS AND, I WAS TOLD BY MECHANICS, THAT WDB ACFT ARE FREQUENTLY PARKED THERE FOR REPAIRS. SEE REVERSE FOR DIAGRAM. THIS IS A HAZARD, REQUIRING PLTS TO LEAVE THE PRESCRIBED TXWY LINE TO GO TO THE GATE, LEAVING WING TIP CLRNCS OPEN TO DOUBT. INASMUCH AS IT IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE, IT SHOULD BE HALTED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: THIS PLT'S REFUSAL TO TAXI BY THE PARKED WDB MAY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED WHAT WAS NEEDED BECAUSE ON HIS NEXT SERIES OF TRIPS IT WAS NO LONGER PARKED BLOCKING THE TXWY TO GATE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.