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Attributes | |
ACN | 260385 |
Time | |
Date | 199401 |
Day | Mon |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : cvg |
State Reference | OH |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | IMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B727-200 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 174 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 1770 |
ASRS Report | 260385 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | other |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After leaving the deicing area at the ramp, flight left for taxiway D9. On taxiway D9 we were making a left turn on taxiway D. While the captain began to make the turn, I was asked a question from the flight attendant. I turned back to answer her question, turned my head back to the front of the aircraft and realized the nose of the aircraft had left the taxiway. The captain said that the nosewheel did not respond to the turn. We were taxiing extremely slow using only the #1 engine. Engine was shut down, ground notified, and maintenance notified. Maintenance arrived at the aircraft, inspected the aircraft and determined that the nosewheel had just departed the taxiway. No damage was evident to the nosewheel. Maintenance told us to power back the aircraft. It was discussed in the cockpit. I checked my book and could not find a procedure and told the captain. Captain and first officer discussed it. Both had pwred back aircraft before. Decided to power back the aircraft. All engines started, aircraft was pwred back. We taxied back to the gate and wrote up the nosewheel in the aircraft forms. The aircraft was inspected, determined to be okay and the flight continued to fwa. Things learned from this incident: should not have talked to flight attendant during taxi, even though I physically could not do anything to stop the aircraft from skidding. When I see that there is no procedure in the book, you don't think about doing it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LGT MAKING TURN ON TXWY HAS NOSEWHEEL EXIT TXWY.
Narrative: AFTER LEAVING THE DEICING AREA AT THE RAMP, FLT LEFT FOR TXWY D9. ON TXWY D9 WE WERE MAKING A L TURN ON TXWY D. WHILE THE CAPT BEGAN TO MAKE THE TURN, I WAS ASKED A QUESTION FROM THE FLT ATTENDANT. I TURNED BACK TO ANSWER HER QUESTION, TURNED MY HEAD BACK TO THE FRONT OF THE ACFT AND REALIZED THE NOSE OF THE ACFT HAD LEFT THE TXWY. THE CAPT SAID THAT THE NOSEWHEEL DID NOT RESPOND TO THE TURN. WE WERE TAXIING EXTREMELY SLOW USING ONLY THE #1 ENG. ENG WAS SHUT DOWN, GND NOTIFIED, AND MAINT NOTIFIED. MAINT ARRIVED AT THE ACFT, INSPECTED THE ACFT AND DETERMINED THAT THE NOSEWHEEL HAD JUST DEPARTED THE TXWY. NO DAMAGE WAS EVIDENT TO THE NOSEWHEEL. MAINT TOLD US TO PWR BACK THE ACFT. IT WAS DISCUSSED IN THE COCKPIT. I CHKED MY BOOK AND COULD NOT FIND A PROC AND TOLD THE CAPT. CAPT AND FO DISCUSSED IT. BOTH HAD PWRED BACK ACFT BEFORE. DECIDED TO PWR BACK THE ACFT. ALL ENGS STARTED, ACFT WAS PWRED BACK. WE TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE AND WROTE UP THE NOSEWHEEL IN THE ACFT FORMS. THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED, DETERMINED TO BE OKAY AND THE FLT CONTINUED TO FWA. THINGS LEARNED FROM THIS INCIDENT: SHOULD NOT HAVE TALKED TO FLT ATTENDANT DURING TAXI, EVEN THOUGH I PHYSICALLY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO STOP THE ACFT FROM SKIDDING. WHEN I SEE THAT THERE IS NO PROC IN THE BOOK, YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT DOING IT.
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.