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A319 flight crew experienced degraded steering after landing due to the failure of the scissor link pin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 827134 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200903 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | TUL.Airport |
| State Reference | OK |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nosewheel Steering |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 3200 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 14000 Flight Crew Type 8200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
Just after the captain lowered the nose on landing rollout; the aircraft started shuddering. It was at 100 KTS and the motion decreased as the aircraft slowed down. It was moderate to light shaking of the aircraft. We rolled clear of the runway on J1 and set the parking brakes. The captain and I thought we might have had a flat nose tire. We requested ground crew come inspect the aircraft. Ground personnel's initial inspection revealed nothing wrong; so we attempted to continue to taxi. We immediately knew that there was something wrong with the steering and stopped the aircraft again. We requested a tow-in and shut down the engines. We performed the tow-in checklist and then a ground tug was hooked up and we were uneventfully towed in to the gate. Further inspection showed that a pin on the scissor link aft of the nose gear had broken. Touchdown for the landing had been normal and the aircraft was tracking straight as the nosewheels were set down. The aircraft never felt out of control.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 flight crew experienced degraded steering after landing due to the failure of the scissor link pin.
Narrative: Just after the Captain lowered the nose on landing rollout; the aircraft started shuddering. It was at 100 KTS and the motion decreased as the aircraft slowed down. It was moderate to light shaking of the aircraft. We rolled clear of the runway on J1 and set the parking brakes. The Captain and I thought we might have had a flat nose tire. We requested Ground Crew come inspect the aircraft. Ground Personnel's initial inspection revealed nothing wrong; so we attempted to continue to taxi. We immediately knew that there was something wrong with the steering and stopped the aircraft again. We requested a tow-in and shut down the engines. We performed the tow-in checklist and then a ground tug was hooked up and we were uneventfully towed in to the gate. Further inspection showed that a pin on the scissor link aft of the nose gear had broken. Touchdown for the landing had been normal and the aircraft was tracking straight as the nosewheels were set down. The aircraft never felt out of control.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.