DHC8 flight crew takes evasive action while waiting to taxi from the ramp area at phx.

Attributes
ACN	563391
Time
Date	200210
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground : pushback
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : phx.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Airbus Industrie Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	563391
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : taxiway non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

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.

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.