An air carrier captain reported that an aircraft parked near dfw taxi spot 53 poses a wingtip collis...

Attributes
ACN	998867
Time
Date	201203
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	DFW.Airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Just wanted to give you a heads up that someone is going to ding a wing tip in dfw. After pushback for the morning departures; it is very dark as you begin to taxi out to spot 53 before contacting ground. There is an air carrier aircraft parked at an auxiliary pad spot. It is my belief if you were to stay on the ramp centerline going to spot 53 you would hit wingtips. If you don't hit it; it is too close for my comfort. It appears to be in a marked spot but for ramp operations; I think it is way too close.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An Air Carrier Captain reported that an aircraft parked near DFW Taxi Spot 53 poses a wingtip collision hazard for aircraft taxiing out on the ramp taxiway centerline.

Narrative: Just wanted to give you a heads up that someone is going to ding a wing tip in DFW. After pushback for the morning departures; it is very dark as you begin to taxi out to Spot 53 before contacting Ground. There is an air carrier aircraft parked at an Auxiliary Pad Spot. It is my belief if you were to stay on the ramp centerline going to Spot 53 you would hit wingtips. If you don't hit it; it is too close for my comfort. It appears to be in a marked spot but for ramp operations; I think it is way too close.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

An air carrier captain reported that an aircraft parked near dfw taxi spot 53 poses a wingtip collision hazard for aircraft taxiing out on the ramp taxiway centerline.