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A canadair CL65 on taxi out had the nose gear steering fail 3 times and each time a stop was made to reset the steering. Ground controller became upset about the delay on the taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 535950 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 2700 |
| ASRS Report | 535950 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft FAA ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
On taxi out, had a nosewheel steering failure. Ran appropriate QRH procedure. System was reset, began to taxi again only to have system fail again. Coordinated with ground controller that we would need to stop aircraft again to try to resolve problem. The system was again reset and we began to taxi. Nosewheel steering failed again and aircraft nosewheel went into free-castering mode. Informed ground we needed to return to gate. Ground asked if we could do a 180 degree turn. I informed him we could not execute a 180 degree turn, but could turn onto taxiway U from taxiway a. Ground controller told us to proceed and seemed to get upset informing us we should coordinate with him if we have a problem and not 'block his taxiway.' I probably should have done a better job coordinating with ground and informed him the aircraft is extremely difficult to steer with steering inoperative.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CANADAIR CL65 ON TAXI OUT HAD THE NOSE GEAR STEERING FAIL 3 TIMES AND EACH TIME A STOP WAS MADE TO RESET THE STEERING. GND CTLR BECAME UPSET ABOUT THE DELAY ON THE TXWY.
Narrative: ON TAXI OUT, HAD A NOSEWHEEL STEERING FAILURE. RAN APPROPRIATE QRH PROC. SYS WAS RESET, BEGAN TO TAXI AGAIN ONLY TO HAVE SYS FAIL AGAIN. COORDINATED WITH GND CTLR THAT WE WOULD NEED TO STOP ACFT AGAIN TO TRY TO RESOLVE PROB. THE SYS WAS AGAIN RESET AND WE BEGAN TO TAXI. NOSEWHEEL STEERING FAILED AGAIN AND ACFT NOSEWHEEL WENT INTO FREE-CASTERING MODE. INFORMED GND WE NEEDED TO RETURN TO GATE. GND ASKED IF WE COULD DO A 180 DEG TURN. I INFORMED HIM WE COULD NOT EXECUTE A 180 DEG TURN, BUT COULD TURN ONTO TXWY U FROM TXWY A. GND CTLR TOLD US TO PROCEED AND SEEMED TO GET UPSET INFORMING US WE SHOULD COORDINATE WITH HIM IF WE HAVE A PROB AND NOT 'BLOCK HIS TXWY.' I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB COORDINATING WITH GND AND INFORMED HIM THE ACFT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER WITH STEERING INOP.
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.