Flight crew received a nosewheel steering fault light.

Attributes
ACN	434918
Time
Date	199904
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ind.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ind.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	434918
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : warning system
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aircraft had recent history of nosewheel steering and other faults. All logbook discrepancies were signed off. Following engine start, received a nosewheel steering fault when #1 generator came on-line. Reset fault in accordance with cockpit operating manual. All indications and operations normal. Advised maintenance control and dispatch of situation, and queried maintenance as to whether they wanted us to continue, or return to gate based on recent history. Maintenance control advised that he saw no reason not to continue since all faults were cleared and operation was normal. We continued uneventfully to final approach at destination. Following gear extension, we received nosewheel steering fault, LGC101 fault, anti-ice standby pilot message. All gear were down and locked. Completed abnormal procedures in accordance with our cockpit operating manual. We were unable to restore nosewheel steering. Prior write-ups had stated that nosewheel steering was restored by cycling anti-skid/nosewheel steering switch. Called maintenance control and asked if they recommended this. On maintenance control's recommendation, used emergency authority/authorized and cycled above switch. Nosewheel steering was restored to normal. Executed uneventful landing. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated there were no difficulties with tiller or rudder pedal delays in ground operations. The fault indication was corrected by cycling the switch as required by irregular procedure for this indication.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC RECEIVED A NOSEWHEEL STEERING FAULT LIGHT.

Narrative: ACFT HAD RECENT HISTORY OF NOSEWHEEL STEERING AND OTHER FAULTS. ALL LOGBOOK DISCREPANCIES WERE SIGNED OFF. FOLLOWING ENG START, RECEIVED A NOSEWHEEL STEERING FAULT WHEN #1 GENERATOR CAME ON-LINE. RESET FAULT IN ACCORDANCE WITH COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL. ALL INDICATIONS AND OPS NORMAL. ADVISED MAINT CTL AND DISPATCH OF SIT, AND QUERIED MAINT AS TO WHETHER THEY WANTED US TO CONTINUE, OR RETURN TO GATE BASED ON RECENT HISTORY. MAINT CTL ADVISED THAT HE SAW NO REASON NOT TO CONTINUE SINCE ALL FAULTS WERE CLRED AND OP WAS NORMAL. WE CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY TO FINAL APCH AT DEST. FOLLOWING GEAR EXTENSION, WE RECEIVED NOSEWHEEL STEERING FAULT, LGC101 FAULT, ANTI-ICE STANDBY PLT MESSAGE. ALL GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. COMPLETED ABNORMAL PROCS IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL. WE WERE UNABLE TO RESTORE NOSEWHEEL STEERING. PRIOR WRITE-UPS HAD STATED THAT NOSEWHEEL STEERING WAS RESTORED BY CYCLING ANTI-SKID/NOSEWHEEL STEERING SWITCH. CALLED MAINT CTL AND ASKED IF THEY RECOMMENDED THIS. ON MAINT CTL'S RECOMMENDATION, USED EMER AUTH AND CYCLED ABOVE SWITCH. NOSEWHEEL STEERING WAS RESTORED TO NORMAL. EXECUTED UNEVENTFUL LNDG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THERE WERE NO DIFFICULTIES WITH TILLER OR RUDDER PEDAL DELAYS IN GND OPS. THE FAULT INDICATION WAS CORRECTED BY CYCLING THE SWITCH AS REQUIRED BY IRREGULAR PROC FOR THIS INDICATION.

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.