Widebody Transport
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 223; Flight Crew Total 18237; Flight Crew Type 4510
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Object; Ground Incursion Taxiway
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Airport; ATC Equipment / Nav Facility / Buildings; Chart Or Publication; Human Factors; Company Policy
[At MSY]; on taxiway E between S [and] F is a lighted and marked wind sock. It appears to be too close to the taxi way for our aircraft. I'm fairly certain we would have hit the wind sock if we had not deviated around it. The ramp is not in use so no obstacles to deviating. I informed the airport through Ground Control and the [company] Station Manager. I strongly recommend an entire airport survey for our aircraft. [Our] aircraft type is going to continue to be used for future flights. I also recommend all future flights specifically check for airport survey's compatibility with our aircraft.
Widebody aircraft Captain reported the wind sock was too close to taxiway and required deviating to avoid hitting it.