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Upon pushback from gate; after activating nosewheel steering and beginning taxi; a captain noticed the tiller handle was installed 180 degrees from normal though tiller function was normal to steer aircraft. Captain was later notified the crj-200 tiller handle was installed improperly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 848276 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200908 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nosewheel Steering |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 7100 Flight Crew Type 640 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
Upon pushback from gate; I noticed after activating nosewheel steering and beginning taxi; that the tiller handle was installed 180 degrees from normal. Tiller function was normal to steer the aircraft; range of motion was normal; and steering function was not impacted. As I figured this setup was merely a configuration difference between aircraft; I continued flight. Later I was notified that the aircraft had undergone maintenance the night before and the tiller handle was installed improperly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Upon pushback from gate; after activating nosewheel steering and beginning taxi; a Captain noticed the tiller handle was installed 180 degrees from normal though tiller function was normal to steer aircraft. Captain was later notified the CRJ-200 tiller handle was installed improperly.
Narrative: Upon pushback from gate; I noticed after activating nosewheel steering and beginning taxi; that the tiller handle was installed 180 degrees from normal. Tiller function was normal to steer the aircraft; range of motion was normal; and steering function was not impacted. As I figured this setup was merely a configuration difference between aircraft; I continued flight. Later I was notified that the aircraft had undergone maintenance the night before and the tiller handle was installed improperly.
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.