Large transport had close call with another large transport on ramp prior to entering taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	83531
Time
Date	198803
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jfk
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
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	83531
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Cleared to taxi away from push position, right turn on the inner taxiway behind a widebody transport and follow it to 13R. Note: we share an alley with another air carrier between terminals near intersection ma. Usually a clearance to taxi is followed by a comment: give way to, inbound, or left, or right, or M/a, or north then follow the comment applied to widebody transport. No other aircraft mentioned. After widebody transport passed ma and we moved up from our position towards ma and observed large transport Y turning inbound at ma from the outer at a good rate with no signs of slowing. We stopped our aircraft. Large transport Y continued in to air carrier terminal without slowing, passing his left wing tip about 3' in front of our radome. While we realize ground doesn't usually control the alley, it is significant that we didn't know where large transport Y parked. No mention was made of large transport Y being inbound at ma and since we were underway, large transport Y made no attempt to slow down in spite of fact we were a potential conflict and 3' more and ma would have been blocked by 2 aircraft nose to nose. Prudence and courtesy should be displayed by all crews!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT HAD CLOSE CALL WITH ANOTHER LGT ON RAMP PRIOR TO ENTERING TAXIWAY.

Narrative: CLRED TO TAXI AWAY FROM PUSH POSITION, RIGHT TURN ON THE INNER TAXIWAY BEHIND A WDB AND FOLLOW IT TO 13R. NOTE: WE SHARE AN ALLEY WITH ANOTHER ACR BETWEEN TERMINALS NEAR INTXN MA. USUALLY A CLRNC TO TAXI IS FOLLOWED BY A COMMENT: GIVE WAY TO, INBOUND, OR L, OR R, OR M/A, OR N THEN FOLLOW THE COMMENT APPLIED TO WDB. NO OTHER ACFT MENTIONED. AFTER WDB PASSED MA AND WE MOVED UP FROM OUR POSITION TOWARDS MA AND OBSERVED LGT Y TURNING INBOUND AT MA FROM THE OUTER AT A GOOD RATE WITH NO SIGNS OF SLOWING. WE STOPPED OUR ACFT. LGT Y CONTINUED IN TO ACR TERMINAL WITHOUT SLOWING, PASSING HIS LEFT WING TIP ABOUT 3' IN FRONT OF OUR RADOME. WHILE WE REALIZE GND DOESN'T USUALLY CTL THE ALLEY, IT IS SIGNIFICANT THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE LGT Y PARKED. NO MENTION WAS MADE OF LGT Y BEING INBOUND AT MA AND SINCE WE WERE UNDERWAY, LGT Y MADE NO ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN IN SPITE OF FACT WE WERE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND 3' MORE AND MA WOULD HAVE BEEN BLOCKED BY 2 ACFT NOSE TO NOSE. PRUDENCE AND COURTESY SHOULD BE DISPLAYED BY ALL CREWS!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.