Return to gate account icy runway conditions and possible damage nose wheel area.

Attributes
ACN	170936
Time
Date	199102
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bgr
State Reference	ME
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : eau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 210
ASRS Report	170936
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6500
ASRS Report	171346
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While turning on runway 33 bgr, the aircraft had no directional control due to slippery/icy conditions on runway threshold surface. The aircraft nose-wheel entered a snow patch at the runway edge during the turn. Aircraft continued constant motion through the turn and stayed on the runway surface. We elected to return to the gate to inspect aircraft. While taxiing on ramp area, nose wheel steering and brakes had no directional or stopping control. Reverse thrust was used to stop aircraft. We elected to discontinue taxi due to icy ramp conditions and low visibility in ramp area and be towed to the gate. After inspection, there was no damage to aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RETURN TO GATE ACCOUNT ICY RWY CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE NOSE WHEEL AREA.

Narrative: WHILE TURNING ON RWY 33 BGR, THE ACFT HAD NO DIRECTIONAL CTL DUE TO SLIPPERY/ICY CONDITIONS ON RWY THRESHOLD SURFACE. THE ACFT NOSE-WHEEL ENTERED A SNOW PATCH AT THE RWY EDGE DURING THE TURN. ACFT CONTINUED CONSTANT MOTION THROUGH THE TURN AND STAYED ON THE RWY SURFACE. WE ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE GATE TO INSPECT ACFT. WHILE TAXIING ON RAMP AREA, NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND BRAKES HAD NO DIRECTIONAL OR STOPPING CTL. REVERSE THRUST WAS USED TO STOP ACFT. WE ELECTED TO DISCONTINUE TAXI DUE TO ICY RAMP CONDITIONS AND LOW VISIBILITY IN RAMP AREA AND BE TOWED TO THE GATE. AFTER INSPECTION, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.