Aircraft equipment problem creates a need for a return land.

Attributes
ACN	276541
Time
Date	199407
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bna
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 24
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 16
ASRS Report	276541
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Landed in bna XA30 to pick up passenger. At start of taxi, nosewheel steering (electric) was not operating. Parked aircraft and called our company director of maintenance. We discussed the problem and the possibility of going without the electric steering by using differential braking. This is a common practice with this aircraft. I expressed concern about the retraction of the nose gear and was told that would not be a problem. Our MEL did not include the nose steering. My understanding of the situation at the time was that it was legal to go.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB CREATES A NEED FOR A RETURN LAND.

Narrative: LANDED IN BNA XA30 TO PICK UP PAX. AT START OF TAXI, NOSEWHEEL STEERING (ELECTRIC) WAS NOT OPERATING. PARKED ACFT AND CALLED OUR COMPANY DIRECTOR OF MAINT. WE DISCUSSED THE PROB AND THE POSSIBILITY OF GOING WITHOUT THE ELECTRIC STEERING BY USING DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING. THIS IS A COMMON PRACTICE WITH THIS ACFT. I EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE RETRACTION OF THE NOSE GEAR AND WAS TOLD THAT WOULD NOT BE A PROB. OUR MEL DID NOT INCLUDE THE NOSE STEERING. MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE SIT AT THE TIME WAS THAT IT WAS LEGAL TO GO.

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.