A B767 when taxiing off runway the nose gear steering failed to respond to turn inputs.

Attributes
ACN	363350
Time
Date	199703
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : jax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	363350
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft stopped responding to turn input as we taxied off runway 31R. The aircraft as a result had to be stopped to prevent excursion from prepared surface. Captain used asymmetric power to move the aircraft and the tiller again began to respond and we were once again able to begin taxiing. Turn response was normal from then on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 WHEN TAXIING OFF RWY THE NOSE GEAR STEERING FAILED TO RESPOND TO TURN INPUTS.

Narrative: ACFT STOPPED RESPONDING TO TURN INPUT AS WE TAXIED OFF RWY 31R. THE ACFT AS A RESULT HAD TO BE STOPPED TO PREVENT EXCURSION FROM PREPARED SURFACE. CAPT USED ASYMMETRIC PWR TO MOVE THE ACFT AND THE TILLER AGAIN BEGAN TO RESPOND AND WE WERE ONCE AGAIN ABLE TO BEGIN TAXIING. TURN RESPONSE WAS NORMAL FROM THEN ON.

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.