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Air carrier-medium large transport in hurry to depart taxied between pushed back air carrier-widebody transport and terminal gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 96136 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198810 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : las |
| State Reference | NV |
| 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 | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 96136 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After pushback and disconnect we started to taxi when air carrier X pushed back a widebody transport. They pushed back too far to let us taxi behind so we taxied between them and another aircraft at the gate. Clearance was approximately 40' on each wing tip. Their ground crew was still connected and pushing the aircraft back. When we called in our out times to air carrier X (they handle us at this city) they were upset that we endangered their ground crew. There was never anytime that the ground crew was in any danger whatsoever. I believe that this harassment comes from the fact that their flight is a competing flight and their company is presently on an intense campaign to financially damage my airline along the same line as they did to air carrier Y. They purposely tried to block our departure and were upset when they gave us adequate room to taxi past.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR-MLG IN HURRY TO DEPART TAXIED BETWEEN PUSHED BACK ACR-WDB AND TERMINAL GATE.
Narrative: AFTER PUSHBACK AND DISCONNECT WE STARTED TO TAXI WHEN ACR X PUSHED BACK A WDB. THEY PUSHED BACK TOO FAR TO LET US TAXI BEHIND SO WE TAXIED BTWN THEM AND ANOTHER ACFT AT THE GATE. CLRNC WAS APPROX 40' ON EACH WING TIP. THEIR GND CREW WAS STILL CONNECTED AND PUSHING THE ACFT BACK. WHEN WE CALLED IN OUR OUT TIMES TO ACR X (THEY HANDLE US AT THIS CITY) THEY WERE UPSET THAT WE ENDANGERED THEIR GND CREW. THERE WAS NEVER ANYTIME THAT THE GND CREW WAS IN ANY DANGER WHATSOEVER. I BELIEVE THAT THIS HARASSMENT COMES FROM THE FACT THAT THEIR FLT IS A COMPETING FLT AND THEIR COMPANY IS PRESENTLY ON AN INTENSE CAMPAIGN TO FINANCIALLY DAMAGE MY AIRLINE ALONG THE SAME LINE AS THEY DID TO ACR Y. THEY PURPOSELY TRIED TO BLOCK OUR DEP AND WERE UPSET WHEN THEY GAVE US ADEQUATE ROOM TO TAXI PAST.
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.