A B737-300 flight crew reported going nose-to-nose with another air carrier when they deviated from ...

Attributes
ACN	976171
Time
Date	201110
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	LAX.Tower
State Reference	CA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-300
Flight Phase	Taxi
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 194 Flight Crew Type 194
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 198 Flight Crew Type 4000
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Taxiway

Narrative:

We landed on runway 24R and crossed 24L at Z. We contacted ground and were instructed to taxi via east; right; D; and hold short of E12. I thought taxiway right was up near taxiway south and went right past right. I knew I was in trouble as I approached E12 and was still on east. I was already stopping the aircraft as ground instructed me to hold my position. [Another carrier's] aircraft was turning onto E12 and created a nose-to-nose situation. Ground queried if [the other carrier] could turn back onto D; but they replied; 'negative.' ground radioed airport operations and asked for them to clear us for a 180-degree turn on east. We waited about five minutes for airport operations to show up. They cleared us and we did the 180 and taxied to the gate. There were a few extenuating circumstances. There was ongoing construction that closed east; from E12 to E10; and the visibility was lower than normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 flight crew reported going nose-to-nose with another air carrier when they deviated from the assigned taxi route at LAX. Limited visibility; nighttime conditions; and construction all played a part.

Narrative: We landed on Runway 24R and crossed 24L at Z. We contacted Ground and were instructed to taxi via E; R; D; and hold short of E12. I thought Taxiway R was up near Taxiway S and went right past R. I knew I was in trouble as I approached E12 and was still on E. I was already stopping the aircraft as Ground instructed me to hold my position. [Another carrier's] aircraft was turning onto E12 and created a nose-to-nose situation. Ground queried if [the other carrier] could turn back onto D; but they replied; 'Negative.' Ground radioed Airport Operations and asked for them to clear us for a 180-degree turn on E. We waited about five minutes for Airport Operations to show up. They cleared us and we did the 180 and taxied to the gate. There were a few extenuating circumstances. There was ongoing construction that closed E; from E12 to E10; and the visibility was lower than normal.

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.

A B737-300 flight crew reported going nose-to-nose with another air carrier when they deviated from the assigned taxi route at lax. Limited visibility; nighttime conditions; and construction all played a part.