Narrative:

While operating as flight from atl-dfw, we landed at dfw on 35R and exited on highspd 2N and were instructed by tower to hold short of 35L at taxiway 21. We proceeded north on taxiway left (the parallel between 35R and 35L), and since another aircraft was holding short of 35L at the 21 intersection, we stopped facing nward on taxiway left just short of 21. A few mins later, the aircraft in front of us and we were instructed to cross 35L. I applied power to move forward and started rolling slowly. At the same instant, air carrier X flight appeared suddenly from our right rear as he exited 35R on highspd 3N. I came down hard on the brakes and stopped while he passed by our nose at a high rate of speed and turned on to taxiway left heading north. His wingtip missed our nose by no more than 10-15 ft. Had I moved forward a little sooner or a little quicker, we very possibly would have collided. His appearance was so rapid that my first officer had no time to warn me before I saw the medium large transport myself. A review of the tower tape the next day revealed that medium large transport had been cleared during rollout to exit 35R and taxi to and hold short of 35L at 19. Tower had not noticed that his use of highspd 3N would put him on taxiway left right in front of where I was holding short at 21. Tower then cleared me to cross 35L which would involve my moving forward on taxiway left and turning left at 21 to cross 35L. Fortunately, I was moving forward slowly and scanning visually, but medium large transport's rapid approach from behind and to our right gave me very little reaction time, and had I started to turn left, we would have never seen him, and I would have been blocking his path.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG CLRED TO TAXI SIGHTS FAST MOVING ACFT APCHING FROM R REAR, STOPS. ACFT Y WINGTIP PASSES ABOUT 13 FT FROM NOSE.

Narrative: WHILE OPERATING AS FLT FROM ATL-DFW, WE LANDED AT DFW ON 35R AND EXITED ON HIGHSPD 2N AND WERE INSTRUCTED BY TWR TO HOLD SHORT OF 35L AT TXWY 21. WE PROCEEDED N ON TXWY L (THE PARALLEL BTWN 35R AND 35L), AND SINCE ANOTHER ACFT WAS HOLDING SHORT OF 35L AT THE 21 INTXN, WE STOPPED FACING NWARD ON TXWY L JUST SHORT OF 21. A FEW MINS LATER, THE ACFT IN FRONT OF US AND WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO CROSS 35L. I APPLIED PWR TO MOVE FORWARD AND STARTED ROLLING SLOWLY. AT THE SAME INSTANT, ACR X FLT APPEARED SUDDENLY FROM OUR R REAR AS HE EXITED 35R ON HIGHSPD 3N. I CAME DOWN HARD ON THE BRAKES AND STOPPED WHILE HE PASSED BY OUR NOSE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPD AND TURNED ON TO TXWY L HDG N. HIS WINGTIP MISSED OUR NOSE BY NO MORE THAN 10-15 FT. HAD I MOVED FORWARD A LITTLE SOONER OR A LITTLE QUICKER, WE VERY POSSIBLY WOULD HAVE COLLIDED. HIS APPEARANCE WAS SO RAPID THAT MY FO HAD NO TIME TO WARN ME BEFORE I SAW THE MLG MYSELF. A REVIEW OF THE TWR TAPE THE NEXT DAY REVEALED THAT MLG HAD BEEN CLRED DURING ROLLOUT TO EXIT 35R AND TAXI TO AND HOLD SHORT OF 35L AT 19. TWR HAD NOT NOTICED THAT HIS USE OF HIGHSPD 3N WOULD PUT HIM ON TXWY L RIGHT IN FRONT OF WHERE I WAS HOLDING SHORT AT 21. TWR THEN CLRED ME TO CROSS 35L WHICH WOULD INVOLVE MY MOVING FORWARD ON TXWY L AND TURNING L AT 21 TO CROSS 35L. FORTUNATELY, I WAS MOVING FORWARD SLOWLY AND SCANNING VISUALLY, BUT MLG'S RAPID APCH FROM BEHIND AND TO OUR R GAVE ME VERY LITTLE REACTION TIME, AND HAD I STARTED TO TURN L, WE WOULD HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM, AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN BLOCKING HIS PATH.

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.