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During taxi after landing at ord; a B737-800 nosewheel became light and began skipping on a wet surface with an apparent aft loaded aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1255849 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201504 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nose Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
During taxi in at ord; we were making a turn on taxiway golf. Rain was light to moderate. Aircraft speed was less than five knots groundspeed. Tiller was turned to the left and the aircraft continued straight ahead. It felt like the nose wheel was skipping off the ground and was fully extended. Suspect was an aft cg. The aircraft almost did the same thing during subsequent turns. We reduced taxi speed even further. During the event the aircraft was stopped on the edge of the taxiway and did not strike any ground objects. We inspected the aircraft at the gate with maintenance tech and no damage was found or noted. The maintenance tech stated that the nose wheel strut was extended further than normal.suspected aft cg and aircraft loading combined with rain intensity.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: During taxi after landing at ORD; a B737-800 nosewheel became light and began skipping on a wet surface with an apparent aft loaded aircraft.
Narrative: During taxi in at ORD; we were making a turn on taxiway Golf. Rain was light to moderate. Aircraft speed was less than five knots groundspeed. Tiller was turned to the left and the aircraft continued straight ahead. It felt like the nose wheel was skipping off the ground and was fully extended. Suspect was an aft CG. The aircraft almost did the same thing during subsequent turns. We reduced taxi speed even further. During the event the aircraft was stopped on the edge of the taxiway and did not strike any ground objects. We inspected the aircraft at the gate with maintenance tech and no damage was found or noted. The maintenance tech stated that the nose wheel strut was extended further than normal.Suspected Aft CG and aircraft loading combined with rain intensity.
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