B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Flight Engineer
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200; Flight Crew Total 27500; Flight Crew Type 16800
Situational Awareness
Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
We had passed Taxiway R and were short of Taxiway T when the Captain set the parking brake. We wished to verify the taxi instruction with ramp; but the ramp frequency was congested. While we waited to talk to the Ramp Controller; an MD-80 cleared Runway 27R onto Taxiway T and then left towards Taxiway TA. The MD-80's right wingtip cleared our aircraft's nose by no more than a few yards. Since we were parked on Taxiway K between Taxiways R and T; the distance for the MD-80 to visibly clear our aircraft was in question. We proceeded to our assigned gate after an aircraft cleared the alleyway.
B757 First Officer reported an MD-80 clearing a runway just missed his wingtip as he taxied by.