Large transport taxiing has nose wheel steering problem. Abrupt stop injures cabin attendant.

Attributes
ACN	277347
Time
Date	199407
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 : 210 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	277347
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During taxi out for takeoff at dca and while taxiing in a straight line, I told the first officer to lower the flaps. As we approached 'J' taxiway I began a 90 degree turn to the right toward 'C' taxiway and I couldn't move the nosewheel steering wheel. At that point we were approaching the grass at the edge of 'J' taxiway and I brought the aircraft to a fairly abrupt stop. The flight attendant who was doing her demonstration in the front cabin fell down and injured her tailbone and left elbow. I think that the flaps were not fully down when I tried to turn and since we were taxiing on #1 engine only, insufficient hydraulic pressure was available to the nosewheel steering. From now on, when taxiing on #1 engine only, I will be certain the flaps (aircraft was B727) are fully extended prior to attempting to turn the nosewheel steering wheel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT TAXIING HAS NOSE WHEEL STEERING PROB. ABRUPT STOP INJURES CABIN ATTENDANT.

Narrative: DURING TAXI OUT FOR TKOF AT DCA AND WHILE TAXIING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, I TOLD THE FO TO LOWER THE FLAPS. AS WE APCHED 'J' TXWY I BEGAN A 90 DEG TURN TO THE R TOWARD 'C' TXWY AND I COULDN'T MOVE THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING WHEEL. AT THAT POINT WE WERE APCHING THE GRASS AT THE EDGE OF 'J' TXWY AND I BROUGHT THE ACFT TO A FAIRLY ABRUPT STOP. THE FLT ATTENDANT WHO WAS DOING HER DEMO IN THE FRONT CABIN FELL DOWN AND INJURED HER TAILBONE AND L ELBOW. I THINK THAT THE FLAPS WERE NOT FULLY DOWN WHEN I TRIED TO TURN AND SINCE WE WERE TAXIING ON #1 ENG ONLY, INSUFFICIENT HYD PRESSURE WAS AVAILABLE TO THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING. FROM NOW ON, WHEN TAXIING ON #1 ENG ONLY, I WILL BE CERTAIN THE FLAPS (ACFT WAS B727) ARE FULLY EXTENDED PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING WHEEL.

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.