Narrative:

We were on approach into ZZZ. When we selected gear down; we received a 'steer fail' message. We decided to go around and get vectors. When the gear came up on go around; the message cleared. We worked through the QRH and advised all appropriate facilities. The captain took over as PF and we declared an emergency. The fire trucks were standing by on runway. After landing we were able to taxi off the runway using differential braking and rudder. We sat parked on the taxiway waiting to get towed back to the gate. Maintenance came out to the airplane and advised us to reset the circuit breaker. After the circuit breaker reset; our steering control came back on. We were then able to taxi back to the gate without incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ERJ 170 DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED WITH A 'STEERING FAIL' MSG. RESETTING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER REGAINED STEERING CONTROL.

Narrative: WE WERE ON APCH INTO ZZZ. WHEN WE SELECTED GEAR DOWN; WE RECEIVED A 'STEER FAIL' MESSAGE. WE DECIDED TO GO AROUND AND GET VECTORS. WHEN THE GEAR CAME UP ON GAR; THE MESSAGE CLRED. WE WORKED THROUGH THE QRH AND ADVISED ALL APPROPRIATE FACILITIES. THE CAPT TOOK OVER AS PF AND WE DECLARED AN EMER. THE FIRE TRUCKS WERE STANDING BY ON RWY. AFTER LNDG WE WERE ABLE TO TAXI OFF THE RWY USING DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING AND RUDDER. WE SAT PARKED ON THE TXWY WAITING TO GET TOWED BACK TO THE GATE. MAINT CAME OUT TO THE AIRPLANE AND ADVISED US TO RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. AFTER THE CIRCUIT BREAKER RESET; OUR STEERING CTL CAME BACK ON. WE WERE THEN ABLE TO TAXI BACK TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.