<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1461344, July 2017

A300 flight crew reported a rejected takeoff due to a malfunctioning nosewheel steering system that could not stop the aircraft from veering to the right.

Attributes
ACN	1461344
Time
Date	201707
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Nosewheel Steering
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

We were cleared for takeoff. The captain aligned the aircraft with the runway and advanced the throttles. Once stable he toga the throttles to set flex power. As the aircraft power was applied and the aircraft started moving; it immediately veered to the right. The captain was unable to correct with his rudder pedals and realized he had a nosewheel steering problem. He immediately rejected the takeoff. We notified ATC and accomplished any applicable checklists. He was able to regain steering through the steering lever and we taxied clear of the runway. We were able to return to our gate uneventfully.the problem was caused by a malfunction in the nose wheel steering system.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 flight crew reported a rejected takeoff due to a malfunctioning nosewheel steering system that could not stop the aircraft from veering to the right.

Narrative: We were cleared for takeoff. The captain aligned the aircraft with the runway and advanced the throttles. Once stable he TOGA the throttles to set flex power. As the aircraft power was applied and the aircraft started moving; it immediately veered to the right. The captain was unable to correct with his rudder pedals and realized he had a nosewheel steering problem. He immediately rejected the takeoff. We notified ATC and accomplished any applicable checklists. He was able to regain steering through the steering lever and we taxied clear of the runway. We were able to return to our gate uneventfully.The problem was caused by a malfunction in the nose wheel steering system.

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.