An air carrier may have caused discomfort with his jet blast on taxiing at lga.

Attributes
ACN	249181
Time
Date	199308
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, 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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 89 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 89
ASRS Report	249181
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

After pushback, could not get moving with normal power, although weight was almost 60000 pounds below maximum for takeoff. Ground control cleared us to taxi, again, and first officer advised them we were trying, but it must be uphill. Since our tail was not pointed toward anyone's ramp area, I used power as needed - - almost 10 percent N1 more than recommended maximum, to get moving. About 5 mins later, someone (unidented) told ground to 'tell (company) not to use so much power, they nearly blew us over.' no mention of aircraft type or location, but it might have been us. I should have asked ground specifically to clear area behind us, rather than let first officer's comment suffice as (uncontested) warning. Our pushback crew must have put one or more of our wheels in the many low spots in the txwys at lga, and I reported that to my company. It did not feel like a stuck brake. Also, the txwys at lga are like mush after a hot day, and I'm sure I'll be long retired before anything is done about that.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MAY HAVE CAUSED DISCOMFORT WITH HIS JET BLAST ON TAXIING AT LGA.

Narrative: AFTER PUSHBACK, COULD NOT GET MOVING WITH NORMAL PWR, ALTHOUGH WT WAS ALMOST 60000 LBS BELOW MAX FOR TKOF. GND CTL CLRED US TO TAXI, AGAIN, AND FO ADVISED THEM WE WERE TRYING, BUT IT MUST BE UPHILL. SINCE OUR TAIL WAS NOT POINTED TOWARD ANYONE'S RAMP AREA, I USED PWR AS NEEDED - - ALMOST 10 PERCENT N1 MORE THAN RECOMMENDED MAX, TO GET MOVING. ABOUT 5 MINS LATER, SOMEONE (UNIDENTED) TOLD GND TO 'TELL (COMPANY) NOT TO USE SO MUCH PWR, THEY NEARLY BLEW US OVER.' NO MENTION OF ACFT TYPE OR LOCATION, BUT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN US. I SHOULD HAVE ASKED GND SPECIFICALLY TO CLR AREA BEHIND US, RATHER THAN LET FO'S COMMENT SUFFICE AS (UNCONTESTED) WARNING. OUR PUSHBACK CREW MUST HAVE PUT ONE OR MORE OF OUR WHEELS IN THE MANY LOW SPOTS IN THE TXWYS AT LGA, AND I RPTED THAT TO MY COMPANY. IT DID NOT FEEL LIKE A STUCK BRAKE. ALSO, THE TXWYS AT LGA ARE LIKE MUSH AFTER A HOT DAY, AND I'M SURE I'LL BE LONG RETIRED BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE ABOUT THAT.

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.