Air carrier captain reported taxiway pavement damage at bna airport.

Attributes
ACN	1652734
Time
Date	201905
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	BNA.Airport
State Reference	TN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 235 Flight Crew Total 4395 Flight Crew Type 3629
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

Our lightweight [aircraft X] was stuck on taxiway B5 short of 20R. When cleared for takeoff; thrust was applied to taxi into position and depart. The aircraft did not move. Several additional attempts were accomplished with sufficient power to move the aircraft. During the last attempt to taxi; the rippled pavement caused vibrations in the aircraft and lent us to believe we were dragging a tire. Airport operations were notified. Local maintenance inspected the aircraft; and airport operations inspected the taxiway and marked all of the divots. Local officials notified us that other aircraft had experienced the same problem on that taxiway. Eventually we were pushed back out of the divot and taxied effortlessly back to the terminal to resume our flight to ZZZ.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier Captain reported taxiway pavement damage at BNA airport.

Narrative: Our lightweight [Aircraft X] was stuck on Taxiway B5 short of 20R. When cleared for takeoff; thrust was applied to taxi into position and depart. The aircraft did not move. Several additional attempts were accomplished with sufficient power to move the aircraft. During the last attempt to taxi; the rippled pavement caused vibrations in the aircraft and lent us to believe we were dragging a tire. Airport operations were notified. Local Maintenance inspected the aircraft; and airport operations inspected the taxiway and marked all of the divots. Local officials notified us that other aircraft had experienced the same problem on that taxiway. Eventually we were pushed back out of the divot and taxied effortlessly back to the terminal to resume our flight to ZZZ.

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