Large transport disabled on runway as nose gear steering pin falls out.

Attributes
ACN	287287
Time
Date	199410
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bil
State Reference	MT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	287287
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The nose gear steering pin fell out on rollout at billings. Aircraft disabled on runway. Found pin at touchdown point by ground crew. Towed to the gate. The pin wasn't put in correctly after pushback in minneapolis. I think the pin should be put in by mechanics instead of baggage handlers. Crew coordination during event was excellent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT DISABLED ON RWY AS NOSE GEAR STEERING PIN FALLS OUT.

Narrative: THE NOSE GEAR STEERING PIN FELL OUT ON ROLLOUT AT BILLINGS. ACFT DISABLED ON RWY. FOUND PIN AT TOUCHDOWN POINT BY GND CREW. TOWED TO THE GATE. THE PIN WASN'T PUT IN CORRECTLY AFTER PUSHBACK IN MINNEAPOLIS. I THINK THE PIN SHOULD BE PUT IN BY MECHS INSTEAD OF BAGGAGE HANDLERS. CREW COORD DURING EVENT WAS EXCELLENT.

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.