Narrative:

We obtained a pushback clearance from phx ramp control. We were pushed to spot a on the X line. A disabled airbus was clogging traffic, thus audibly stressing the ramp controller, who cleared us over the Y line behind a crj, also under push. We waited until they stopped and moved to the Y line. As we sat on the taxiway Y line, a second crj, that was parked perpendicular to us, started their push, directly at us. The radio frequency was clogged, so I flashed my lights to get a ramper's attention to no avail. Acting quickly, my first officer and I decided to use reverse thrust to avoid the crj. We were successful and collision was avoided. Conflict could have been easily avoided by having a wing walker, or just having 1 of the 2 rampers on the tug look around the aircraft before commencing push.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DHC8 FLC TAKES EVASIVE ACTION WHILE WAITING TO TAXI FROM THE RAMP AREA AT PHX.

Narrative: WE OBTAINED A PUSHBACK CLRNC FROM PHX RAMP CTL. WE WERE PUSHED TO SPOT A ON THE X LINE. A DISABLED AIRBUS WAS CLOGGING TFC, THUS AUDIBLY STRESSING THE RAMP CTLR, WHO CLRED US OVER THE Y LINE BEHIND A CRJ, ALSO UNDER PUSH. WE WAITED UNTIL THEY STOPPED AND MOVED TO THE Y LINE. AS WE SAT ON THE TXWY Y LINE, A SECOND CRJ, THAT WAS PARKED PERPENDICULAR TO US, STARTED THEIR PUSH, DIRECTLY AT US. THE RADIO FREQ WAS CLOGGED, SO I FLASHED MY LIGHTS TO GET A RAMPER'S ATTN TO NO AVAIL. ACTING QUICKLY, MY FO AND I DECIDED TO USE REVERSE THRUST TO AVOID THE CRJ. WE WERE SUCCESSFUL AND COLLISION WAS AVOIDED. CONFLICT COULD HAVE BEEN EASILY AVOIDED BY HAVING A WING WALKER, OR JUST HAVING 1 OF THE 2 RAMPERS ON THE TUG LOOK AROUND THE ACFT BEFORE COMMENCING PUSH.

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.