Air carrier First Officer reported wingtip of wide body aircraft passed over aircraft while parked in pad at ORD. Crew notified ATC.
Synopsis
Air carrier First Officer reported wingtip of wide body aircraft passed over aircraft while parked in pad at ORD. Crew notified ATC.
Narrative
While taxiing from terminal X toward rwy 28C; O'Hare ground instructed us to pull into pad A" (alongside taxiway TT) to await our Estimated Departure Clearance Time (EDCT). Captain taxied into pad A and turned the aircraft east; so it was pointing at about a 45° angle within the pad.As he taxied into the pad; I noticed the dashed yellow line painted down the middle of the pad; parallel to twy TT. It occurred to me that it might be a line that parked aircraft are supposed to be positioned behind; or perhaps a centerline where the nose wheel should be positioned. The captain positioned the nose wheel on this dashed line prior to turning 45° toward the taxiway; so I figured it must be a marking similar to the markings on device pads. After we parked in the pad; one or more aircraft taxied by on twy TT. Then we heard ground instruct Aircraft Y to taxi on twy TT. As Aircraft Y approached our position; it became clear to both of us that there was insufficient clearance between the nose of our aircraft and the right wingtip of the approaching aircraft. I said "they re going to hit us!" The captain gestured to the captain of Aircraft Y to stop. A collision appeared imminent as Aircraft Y continued taxiing. I saw the right wingtip of Aircraft Y pass over top of our aircraft. There was significant overlap - I would estimate more than 10 feet of Aircraft Y wing was overlapping the nose of our aircraft. The wingtip of Aircraft Y passed so far behind our cockpit that the wingtip disappeared from view.After Aircraft Y was clear; I radioed ohare ground; explaining there was insufficient clearance between us and aircraft taxiing by on twy TT. ground had us reposition to twy B; short of twy G. The reminder of the taxi and the flight was uneventful."
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.