B777 first officer reports aggressive taxiing by his captain at lax.

Attributes
ACN	771431
Time
Date	200801
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	771431
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After heated conversation about when you are supposed to switch to ground after the tower has handed you off and you will be crossing an active runway; an MD80 was coming across runway 25R. I made the comment that this aircraft had the right-of-way because he was clearing an active runway. The captain said 'he does not have the right-of-way' and was attempting to beat the other aircraft or at least try to intimidate the other aircraft into giving way to us. I remember the involuntary action of pushing back into my seat because I thought we were going to collide with the other aircraft. I also have the vivid memory of seeing the relief first officer moving back at the same time. The ground controller did; during this game of chicken; give us the instruction to give way to the MD80. A call that was missed due to the captain's insistence that we had the right-of-way. After the delay to follow; the rest was uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 FO REPORTS AGGRESSIVE TAXIING BY HIS CAPT AT LAX.

Narrative: AFTER HEATED CONVERSATION ABOUT WHEN YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO SWITCH TO GND AFTER THE TWR HAS HANDED YOU OFF AND YOU WILL BE XING AN ACTIVE RWY; AN MD80 WAS COMING ACROSS RWY 25R. I MADE THE COMMENT THAT THIS ACFT HAD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BECAUSE HE WAS CLRING AN ACTIVE RWY. THE CAPT SAID 'HE DOES NOT HAVE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY' AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO BEAT THE OTHER ACFT OR AT LEAST TRY TO INTIMIDATE THE OTHER ACFT INTO GIVING WAY TO US. I REMEMBER THE INVOLUNTARY ACTION OF PUSHING BACK INTO MY SEAT BECAUSE I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO COLLIDE WITH THE OTHER ACFT. I ALSO HAVE THE VIVID MEMORY OF SEEING THE RELIEF FO MOVING BACK AT THE SAME TIME. THE GND CTLR DID; DURING THIS GAME OF CHICKEN; GIVE US THE INSTRUCTION TO GIVE WAY TO THE MD80. A CALL THAT WAS MISSED DUE TO THE CAPT'S INSISTENCE THAT WE HAD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. AFTER THE DELAY TO FOLLOW; THE REST WAS UNEVENTFUL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.