Widebody Transport
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Communication Breakdown
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Incursion Taxiway
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification; Flight Crew Returned To Clearance
Chart Or Publication; Procedure; Human Factors
Enroute to ZZZ we received ATIS and confirmed to expect Runway 9 for landing. The ATIS along with the NOTAMS for ZZZ indicated taxiway Sierra would be closed between S3 and Victor. Per Jeppesen page; taxiway Sierra is the only approved taxiway to proceed to parking. We placed a call to dispatch to inquire as to what to expect upon arrival. Dispatch contacted ZZZ tower and a short time later we received an ACARS message that Sierra was fine and to expect no issues. Upon landing; we cleared Runway 9 and where instructed to continue taxi and to hold short of Tango. A short time later; we were instructed to cross runway 12/30 at Tango and proceed to parking via Tango. We queried the tower as to the instructions and let them know that Tango was not an approved taxiway for the [fleet type]. They came back and said it was; and to proceed to parking as instructed. Since we have been using this taxiway for the last [several] years; and that we checked with both dispatch and the tower: we complied and taxied to Tango until clear of the construction and joined Sierra at S3. We taxied to parking with no issues. [A few days later]; I placed a call to the safety team on an unrelated issue. During the call; we discussed what took place in ZZZ. We reviewed the Jeppesen plate and after doing so; I was advised that there was no relief to use taxiway Tango. During the call; I became aware this maybe a possible violation. Having flown into ZZZ; in the past [several] years in the [fleet type] made this decision difficult since I had used this taxiway many times in the past. In conclusion; I should have been more insistent with ATC to follow the approved taxiways as per the Jeppesen chart. Going forward I will insist that they are always followed in the future.
Widebody transport aircraft Captain reported receiving taxi clearance to a taxiway that was not authorized for the wingspan as per the Jeppesen/SOP plate.