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Cabin attendant report, B727-200, mia-sdq. Towing connector on nose gear came loose on landing, caused steering control to be difficult, no evacuate/evacuation, towed to gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 484954 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mdsd.tower |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mdsd.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 8 flight attendant time total : 8 flight attendant time type : 95 |
| ASRS Report | 484954 |
| 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 anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Upon touchdown and initial rollout down the runway, the aircraft reaction or response seemed normal, but then began rather violent shifts to the left and right, back and forth as the pilot maintained a 'straight' track down the runway, coming to a stop prior to the runway's end. Rptedly, a towing-scissors connector device came loose, and the swinging loose caused the nose gear steering control to be very difficult for the pilot. The aircraft was towed from the runway to the terminal, where the passenger and crew disembarked. The crew did very well maintaining aircraft control, and the flight attendants did very well in not taking any unnecessary actions and did reassure the passenger while stopped at the runway's end.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B727-200, MIA-SDQ. TOWING CONNECTOR ON NOSE GEAR CAME LOOSE ON LNDG, CAUSED STEERING CTL TO BE DIFFICULT, NO EVAC, TOWED TO GATE.
Narrative: UPON TOUCHDOWN AND INITIAL ROLLOUT DOWN THE RWY, THE ACFT REACTION OR RESPONSE SEEMED NORMAL, BUT THEN BEGAN RATHER VIOLENT SHIFTS TO THE L AND R, BACK AND FORTH AS THE PLT MAINTAINED A 'STRAIGHT' TRACK DOWN THE RWY, COMING TO A STOP PRIOR TO THE RWY'S END. RPTEDLY, A TOWING-SCISSORS CONNECTOR DEVICE CAME LOOSE, AND THE SWINGING LOOSE CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR STEERING CTL TO BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE PLT. THE ACFT WAS TOWED FROM THE RWY TO THE TERMINAL, WHERE THE PAX AND CREW DISEMBARKED. THE CREW DID VERY WELL MAINTAINING ACFT CTL, AND THE FLT ATTENDANTS DID VERY WELL IN NOT TAKING ANY UNNECESSARY ACTIONS AND DID REASSURE THE PAX WHILE STOPPED AT THE RWY'S END.
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.