An air carrier widebody transport hit 3 taxi lights in a very tight ramp area.

Attributes
ACN	226165
Time
Date	199211
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : scel
State Reference	FO
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	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : private pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	226165
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 6500
ASRS Report	226080
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

The ramp in santiago, chile is very congested. As we were taxiing in, we noticed the taxiway we were to enter (foxtrot from bravo) had an air carrier widebody transport on tug in the vicinity. So I (first officer) confirmed with ground straight ahead. They said yes. We proceeded to taxi with the captain watching the left wing where air carrier widebody transport was and myself and international officer the right side. Both sides were tight. I told the captain the right side looked ok, but as he continued to come right, we were getting very close to the right edge. We told him to straighten out the nose. He did. Subsequently, taxiing into parking, we were told we had damaged 3 taxi lights. No damage occurred to the airplane. A ground (ramp person) employee told us these lights get damaged once a month. Solution -- we should have chosen a different taxi route. Ramp procedures in santiago changed. Marshallers at the taxiway when it is so tight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR WDB HIT 3 TAXI LIGHTS IN A VERY TIGHT RAMP AREA.

Narrative: THE RAMP IN SANTIAGO, CHILE IS VERY CONGESTED. AS WE WERE TAXIING IN, WE NOTICED THE TAXIWAY WE WERE TO ENTER (FOXTROT FROM BRAVO) HAD AN ACR WDB ON TUG IN THE VICINITY. SO I (FO) CONFIRMED WITH GND STRAIGHT AHEAD. THEY SAID YES. WE PROCEEDED TO TAXI WITH THE CAPT WATCHING THE L WING WHERE ACR WDB WAS AND MYSELF AND INTL OFFICER THE R SIDE. BOTH SIDES WERE TIGHT. I TOLD THE CAPT THE R SIDE LOOKED OK, BUT AS HE CONTINUED TO COME R, WE WERE GETTING VERY CLOSE TO THE R EDGE. WE TOLD HIM TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE NOSE. HE DID. SUBSEQUENTLY, TAXIING INTO PARKING, WE WERE TOLD WE HAD DAMAGED 3 TAXI LIGHTS. NO DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRPLANE. A GND (RAMP PERSON) EMPLOYEE TOLD US THESE LIGHTS GET DAMAGED ONCE A MONTH. SOLUTION -- WE SHOULD HAVE CHOSEN A DIFFERENT TAXI RTE. RAMP PROCS IN SANTIAGO CHANGED. MARSHALLERS AT THE TAXIWAY WHEN IT IS SO TIGHT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.