B757 captain discovers after landing that the nosewheel steering has failed. The aircraft is towed to the ramp; where maintenance discovers a bolt missing from the steering linkage.

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Attributes
ACN	1194395
Time
Date	201408
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Component
Aircraft Component	Nosewheel Steering
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

After landing and exiting a high speed; noticed that the nose wheel steering was not working with either the tiller bar or rudder pedals. [We] stopped the aircraft on the taxiway that merged into the high speed exit (taxiway zulu); notified ground control and company and were towed back to the ramp. Maintenance found the bolt holding the summing link had come out; causing the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 Captain discovers after landing that the nosewheel steering has failed. The aircraft is towed to the ramp; where maintenance discovers a bolt missing from the steering linkage.

Narrative: After landing and exiting a high speed; noticed that the nose wheel steering was not working with either the tiller bar or rudder pedals. [We] stopped the aircraft on the taxiway that merged into the high speed exit (Taxiway Zulu); notified Ground Control and company and were towed back to the ramp. Maintenance found the bolt holding the summing link had come out; causing the problem.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.