A B747-400 crew, taxiing to gate at ord, struck another aircraft with a wingtip.

Attributes
ACN	543254
Time
Date	200203
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phx.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time type : 843
ASRS Report	543254
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	543256
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : flt attendant 6
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We landed on runway 9R, turned off on M5. Ground control directed us to taxiway B, bravo bridge, txwys P and H to gate. Ground then told us to hold short of the bravo bridge so a B777 could make a 180 degrees on taxiway P through the runway 32R pad and go back to the X pad and hold. We were then cleared to taxi over the bridge txwys P and H to the gate. After we crossed the bridge and started the turn onto taxiway P ground told us to give way to an MD80 turning off runway 14L onto taxiway a. When he cleared we then continued the turn onto taxiway P. At this point I inadvertently and unintentionally made wingtip contact with the B777 in the X pad. I was completely unaware of this until advised by one of the flight attendants on taxi in. Supplemental information from acn 543255: while parked in X pad well within lines left wingtip was hit by right wingtip of aircraft taxiing on taxiway B.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B747-400 CREW, TAXIING TO GATE AT ORD, STRUCK ANOTHER ACFT WITH A WINGTIP.

Narrative: WE LANDED ON RWY 9R, TURNED OFF ON M5. GND CTL DIRECTED US TO TXWY B, BRAVO BRIDGE, TXWYS P AND H TO GATE. GND THEN TOLD US TO HOLD SHORT OF THE BRAVO BRIDGE SO A B777 COULD MAKE A 180 DEGS ON TXWY P THROUGH THE RWY 32R PAD AND GO BACK TO THE X PAD AND HOLD. WE WERE THEN CLRED TO TAXI OVER THE BRIDGE TXWYS P AND H TO THE GATE. AFTER WE CROSSED THE BRIDGE AND STARTED THE TURN ONTO TXWY P GND TOLD US TO GIVE WAY TO AN MD80 TURNING OFF RWY 14L ONTO TXWY A. WHEN HE CLRED WE THEN CONTINUED THE TURN ONTO TXWY P. AT THIS POINT I INADVERTENTLY AND UNINTENTIONALLY MADE WINGTIP CONTACT WITH THE B777 IN THE X PAD. I WAS COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF THIS UNTIL ADVISED BY ONE OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS ON TAXI IN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 543255: WHILE PARKED IN X PAD WELL WITHIN LINES L WINGTIP WAS HIT BY R WINGTIP OF ACFT TAXIING ON TXWY B.

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.