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A B757-200 after pushback and start of taxi the airplane returned to the gate due to perceived steering problems. Nose gear steering inspected and no damage found.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 660090 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200506 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 660090 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After pushback; ground crew took an inordinate amount of time to disconnect. After salute; release; and taxi clearance; I began to taxi. I felt the tiller required extra effort and I checked to verify that I had turned the hydraulic pumps on. The pumps were on and I began a very slow right turn and the aircraft seemed to respond. However; the right turn was simply coincidental to my turning of the tiller which still did not feel right. I then stopped the aircraft and as I did; the tiller deflected full right without command. I called ZZZ ground; company ramp; maintenance controller; and maintenance. We were towed back to the gate for maintenance inspection and new maintenance release docs. I never exceed a slow walking speed while taxiing and maintenance signed off without damage noted. Then flew to ord without further event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 AFTER PUSHBACK AND START OF TAXI THE AIRPLANE RETURNED TO THE GATE DUE TO PERCEIVED STEERING PROBS. NOSE GEAR STEERING INSPECTED AND NO DAMAGE FOUND.
Narrative: AFTER PUSHBACK; GND CREW TOOK AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME TO DISCONNECT. AFTER SALUTE; RELEASE; AND TAXI CLRNC; I BEGAN TO TAXI. I FELT THE TILLER REQUIRED EXTRA EFFORT AND I CHKED TO VERIFY THAT I HAD TURNED THE HYD PUMPS ON. THE PUMPS WERE ON AND I BEGAN A VERY SLOW R TURN AND THE ACFT SEEMED TO RESPOND. HOWEVER; THE R TURN WAS SIMPLY COINCIDENTAL TO MY TURNING OF THE TILLER WHICH STILL DID NOT FEEL RIGHT. I THEN STOPPED THE ACFT AND AS I DID; THE TILLER DEFLECTED FULL R WITHOUT COMMAND. I CALLED ZZZ GND; COMPANY RAMP; MAINT CTLR; AND MAINT. WE WERE TOWED BACK TO THE GATE FOR MAINT INSPECTION AND NEW MAINT RELEASE DOCS. I NEVER EXCEED A SLOW WALKING SPD WHILE TAXIING AND MAINT SIGNED OFF WITHOUT DAMAGE NOTED. THEN FLEW TO ORD WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.