Medium Transport
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Communication Breakdown
Conflict Ground Conflict; Less Severe; Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Airport; Procedure
I was cleared to turn right on C with a hold short clearance beyond Terminal 6. Something ahead and to the right caught my attention and I made an immediate stop. The something was the tail of a [Company] heavy that seemed too close to the Taxiway C center line. After I had stopped and was sorting out the situation; the FO complimented me on stopping and indicated he had not seen the hazard. After this; there was a radio transmission I think between [Company aircraft] and ground indicating their tug operator had stopped their push to avoid a collision with my aircraft. I stopped about 150 feet short of a potential collision with [Company]. Given that the [Company] had stopped the push; my right wing tip may or may not have collided with the tail cone of the [Company] had I continued to taxi.After the event; the Ground Controller had [Company] pull back into the gate; me continue the taxi; and apologized.
Medium Transport aircraft taxiing out on Taxiway C at KLAX stopped abruptly to avoid a possible collision with a Heavy Transport being pushed back onto the taxiway.