An air carrier captain made a 180 degree turn on an ord ramp and was told after the fact that maneuv...

Narrative:

Requested push back clearance from D concourse. Ramp control cleared us for push back for and east taxi to runway 19L. I relayed the east taxi instructions to the push crew which began to push us back for a west taxi. Ramp control decided to let us continue the push and he would turn us around for the east taxi. Push back complete; we called for taxi instructions. We were told to watch the push off of C concourse and to make a right turn and proceed to the C line. The first officer verified we were still going to 19L;(which was behind us); and the ramp controller replied in the affirmative. Both the first officer and I took this to mean a 180 turn to the C line. After making the turn and lining up on the C line; the ramp controller said he wanted us to move to the C line and face east; not make a 180 turn which our company did not allow. He then instructed us to move back to the D line and follow company out to 19L. Time permitting; I again looked at the 10-7 page for any notes I may have missed concerning 180 turns in the alley. All I could find was jet blast warnings while moving from the C to the D line; (I used idle thrust through-out the turn). A note prohibiting 180 turns in the alley would be helpful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An air carrier Captain made a 180 degree turn on an ORD Ramp and was told after the fact that maneuver was not permitted. He requested a statement be include on the airport's 10-7 page noting the prohibition.

Narrative: Requested push back clearance from D concourse. Ramp Control cleared us for push back for and east taxi to Runway 19L. I relayed the east taxi instructions to the push crew which began to push us back for a west taxi. Ramp Control decided to let us continue the push and he would turn us around for the east taxi. Push back complete; we called for taxi instructions. We were told to watch the push off of C concourse and to make a right turn and proceed to the C line. The First Officer verified we were still going to 19L;(which was behind us); and the Ramp Controller replied in the affirmative. Both the First Officer and I took this to mean a 180 turn to the C line. After making the turn and lining up on the C line; the Ramp Controller said he wanted us to move to the C line and face east; not make a 180 turn which our company did not allow. He then instructed us to move back to the D line and follow company out to 19L. Time permitting; I again looked at the 10-7 page for any notes I may have missed concerning 180 turns in the alley. All I could find was jet blast warnings while moving from the C to the D line; (I used idle thrust through-out the turn). A note prohibiting 180 turns in the alley would be helpful.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	929612
Time
Date	201101
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ORD.Airport
State Reference	IL
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 23000 Flight Crew Type 10000
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

An air carrier captain made a 180 degree turn on an ord ramp and was told after the fact that maneuver was not permitted. He requested a statement be include on the airport's 10-7 page noting the prohibition.