An A319 had to be towed to the gate after suffering the loss of nose wheel steering.

Attributes
ACN	1086909
Time
Date	201305
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	EWR.Airport
State Reference	NJ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Nosewheel Steering
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 18400 Flight Crew Type 3382
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

After landing; when trying to make a right turn on taxiway alpha; we received a 'wheel north/west strg fault' ECAM. Following the QRH checklist for the ECAM was no help. We had no nosewheel steering. We advised ATC; airport operations; dispatch and maintenance control that we needed a tow-in to the gate. A supertug arrived within 10 minutes and we were towed uneventfully to our gate. The flight attendants and passengers were made fully aware of the situation and that there was no danger.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A319 had to be towed to the gate after suffering the loss of nose wheel steering.

Narrative: After landing; when trying to make a right turn on Taxiway Alpha; we received a 'WHEEL N/W STRG FAULT' ECAM. Following the QRH checklist for the ECAM was no help. We had no nosewheel steering. We advised ATC; Airport Operations; Dispatch and Maintenance Control that we needed a tow-in to the gate. A supertug arrived within 10 minutes and we were towed uneventfully to our gate. The flight attendants and passengers were made fully aware of the situation and that there was no danger.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.