After landing and exiting the runway; a B737 nosewheel apparently failed at the beginning of a turn....

Attributes
ACN	1259733
Time
Date	201505
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Nosewheel Steering
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 217 Flight Crew Total 15300 Flight Crew Type 1985
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 10200 Flight Crew Type 2000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control

Narrative:

Landed on runway 09L. Weather was 53 degrees F; wind 063/10; 10SM; F007; broken 085. Normal touchdown; landing and rollout. Taxied clear of runway and began taxiing back to the gate.while taxiing; I began making a slight left turn at the elbow of M2. While in the turn; the aircraft started skidding straight ahead and to the right and would not negotiate the left turn. The aircraft was headed off the taxiway so I applied more brakes and tried to continue my left turn with nose wheel steering. The aircraft felt like the brakes were cycling with antiskid but after a discussion with maintenance; I belief I was feeling the nose wheel skidding. I applied even more brakes to stop the aircraft from exiting the taxiway which allowed me to gain control of the aircraft.note: no GS was displaying and I assume the aircraft was moving less than 10 kts.at this point; the aircraft was very close to the right taxiway edge and I was concerned that we might have hit one of the taxi lights or even departed the prepared surface. I elected to stop straight ahead and we coordinated with [airport operations] to drive out and check the taxiway. We also contacted company for a tow-in. No damage was found to the taxiway. No damage was found to the aircraft. We were towed to the gate uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: After landing and exiting the runway; a B737 nosewheel apparently failed at the beginning of a turn. The Captain was able to stop the aircraft before exiting the taxiway.

Narrative: Landed on runway 09L. Weather was 53 degrees F; Wind 063/10; 10SM; F007; Broken 085. Normal touchdown; landing and rollout. Taxied clear of runway and began taxiing back to the gate.While taxiing; I began making a slight left turn at the elbow of M2. While in the turn; the aircraft started skidding straight ahead and to the right and would not negotiate the left turn. The aircraft was headed off the taxiway so I applied more brakes and tried to continue my left turn with nose wheel steering. The aircraft felt like the brakes were cycling with antiskid but after a discussion with maintenance; I belief I was feeling the nose wheel skidding. I applied even more brakes to stop the aircraft from exiting the taxiway which allowed me to gain control of the aircraft.Note: No GS was displaying and I assume the aircraft was moving less than 10 kts.At this point; the aircraft was very close to the right taxiway edge and I was concerned that we might have hit one of the taxi lights or even departed the prepared surface. I elected to stop straight ahead and we coordinated with [airport operations] to drive out and check the taxiway. We also contacted Company for a tow-in. No damage was found to the taxiway. No damage was found to the aircraft. We were towed to the gate uneventfully.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

After landing and exiting the runway; a B737 nosewheel apparently failed at the beginning of a turn. The captain was able to stop the aircraft before exiting the taxiway.