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An embraer 140 on takeoff roll at 70 KTS lurched severely to the right. Takeoff aborted and steering disconnected. Taxi to gate uneventful.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 603726 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Sat |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 140 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 603726 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 604688 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During takeoff, at approximately 70 KTS, the aircraft lurched severely to the right. The steering was disengaged with the quick disconnect and the takeoff aborted. Steering was re-engaged and taxi in was uneventful. Runway was dry. No wind at the time. No emergency declared. No smoke. No EICAS message til steering disconnected. No injuries reported. Aircraft did not leave the runway. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that after recovering directional control, the steering was reconnected and performed normally on taxi back to the gate. The reporter said the maintenance action, components and nose gear condition findings are not to be disclosed. The reporter stated no EICAS warning was received until after steering disconnect. Supplemental information from acn 603849: steering was re-engaged after clearing and we returned to the gate. Runway was dry, wind calm, and no rudder inputs at time of event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMBRAER 140 ON TKOF ROLL AT 70 KTS LURCHED SEVERELY TO THE R. TKOF ABORTED AND STEERING DISCONNECTED. TAXI TO GATE UNEVENTFUL.
Narrative: DURING TKOF, AT APPROX 70 KTS, THE ACFT LURCHED SEVERELY TO THE R. THE STEERING WAS DISENGAGED WITH THE QUICK DISCONNECT AND THE TKOF ABORTED. STEERING WAS RE-ENGAGED AND TAXI IN WAS UNEVENTFUL. RWY WAS DRY. NO WIND AT THE TIME. NO EMER DECLARED. NO SMOKE. NO EICAS MESSAGE TIL STEERING DISCONNECTED. NO INJURIES RPTED. ACFT DID NOT LEAVE THE RWY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT AFTER RECOVERING DIRECTIONAL CTL, THE STEERING WAS RECONNECTED AND PERFORMED NORMALLY ON TAXI BACK TO THE GATE. THE RPTR SAID THE MAINT ACTION, COMPONENTS AND NOSE GEAR CONDITION FINDINGS ARE NOT TO BE DISCLOSED. THE RPTR STATED NO EICAS WARNING WAS RECEIVED UNTIL AFTER STEERING DISCONNECT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 603849: STEERING WAS RE-ENGAGED AFTER CLRING AND WE RETURNED TO THE GATE. RWY WAS DRY, WIND CALM, AND NO RUDDER INPUTS AT TIME OF EVENT.
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.