Captain of an light transport air carrier aircraft momentarily lost nosewheel steering control during taxi after landing resulting in going off the side of the taxiway causing no damage to the aircraft or taxiway lighting.

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Attributes
ACN	258267
Time
Date	199312
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 9250 flight time type : 2700
ASRS Report	258267
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During taxi in after landing, momentary loss of nose steering caused aircraft to veer off main taxiway between taxiway lights. Loss of hydraulic steering was for approximately 5-10 seconds. There was no damage to taxiway lights or aircraft. Steering returned and taxi in was normal. We suspect loss of pressure to steering cause unknown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN LTT ACR ACFT MOMENTARILY LOST NOSEWHEEL STEERING CTL DURING TAXI AFTER LNDG RESULTING IN GOING OFF THE SIDE OF THE TXWY CAUSING NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OR TXWY LIGHTING.

Narrative: DURING TAXI IN AFTER LNDG, MOMENTARY LOSS OF NOSE STEERING CAUSED ACFT TO VEER OFF MAIN TXWY BTWN TXWY LIGHTS. LOSS OF HYD STEERING WAS FOR APPROX 5-10 SECONDS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO TXWY LIGHTS OR ACFT. STEERING RETURNED AND TAXI IN WAS NORMAL. WE SUSPECT LOSS OF PRESSURE TO STEERING CAUSE UNKNOWN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.