A320 flight crew experienced nil braking and momentary loss of control when turning on to Z taxiway ...

Narrative:

Landed 27R; exited runway C1 onto zulu taxiway. As we made the turn further down the taxiway the aircraft continued to go straight and the nose wheel started to shudder abruptly. Antiskid felt engaged. The aircraft continued to slide towards the left side of the taxiway. Aircraft was sideways with the nose pointed towards the center line sliding sideways. As the captain regained control and recovered from the slide the aircraft started to slide in the opposite direction towards the right side of the taxiway. As we regained control and were back on centerline I made a PA to the passengers to let them know what happened and that everything was under control and to not be alarmed. I then made a report to ATC (north ground) to report nil braking action in that turn. We were not taxiing fast (10kts max 15kts) and had briefed the possibility of slick runways and taxiways. The field condition report did not indicate any issues. The taxiway appeared wet but other than that no significant contamination was noticed. There were several fresh tire makes on the pavement in at least 2-3 of the turns. I reported the braking action as poor in two more turns and ground seemed not particularly concerned. Pulling into the gate I did a brief walk around and checked the left engine and main gear for damage and found no damage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 flight crew experienced nil braking and momentary loss of control when turning on to Z Taxiway from C1 after landing Runway 27R at ORD. The runway was dry; but the taxiway was wet with no braking action problems reported.

Narrative: Landed 27R; exited runway C1 onto Zulu Taxiway. As we made the turn further down the taxiway the aircraft continued to go straight and the nose wheel started to shudder abruptly. Antiskid felt engaged. The aircraft continued to slide towards the left side of the taxiway. Aircraft was sideways with the nose pointed towards the center line sliding sideways. As the Captain regained control and recovered from the slide the aircraft started to slide in the opposite direction towards the right side of the taxiway. As we regained control and were back on centerline I made a PA to the passengers to let them know what happened and that everything was under control and to not be alarmed. I then made a report to ATC (North Ground) to report nil braking action in that turn. We were not Taxiing fast (10kts max 15kts) and had briefed the possibility of slick runways and taxiways. The field condition report did not indicate any issues. The taxiway appeared wet but other than that no significant contamination was noticed. There were several fresh tire makes on the pavement in at least 2-3 of the turns. I reported the braking action as poor in two more turns and Ground seemed not particularly concerned. Pulling into the gate I did a brief walk around and checked the left engine and main gear for damage and found no damage.

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Attributes
ACN	1330416
Time
Date	201602
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ORD.Airport
State Reference	IL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 152 Flight Crew Total 11215 Flight Crew Type 649
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 213 Flight Crew Total 27975 Flight Crew Type 11070
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control

A320 flight crew experienced nil braking and momentary loss of control when turning on to Z taxiway from C1 after landing runway 27R at ord. The runway was dry; but the taxiway was wet with no braking action problems reported.