Narrative:

After a normal landing on runway 27R in the touchdown zone, the captain, who was the PF, applied 1.6 EPR reverse, and we had selected medium brakes which were working good. We decided not to take the hi-speed taxiway C due to speed. Continued down to next taxiway east which is a 90 degree turn. We were at a slower than normal taxi speed at the start of the turn. Braking and steering went to nil and the captain applied braking as best he could. When aircraft came to a stop we were still on taxiway east, but unable to continue the turn due to not being able to turn the aircraft. The nosewheel would only slide. At that time we set the parking brake and requested a tug. After clearing snow, tug was able to push us back to runway 27R and then taxi the aircraft under its own power to the gate normally. Runway was reported good braking action to taxiway H1 then fair after that.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80, UNABLE TO STEER ACFT ON RAMP DUE TO ICE, CALLS FOR TUG ASSISTANCE AFTER LNDG AT ORD.

Narrative: AFTER A NORMAL LNDG ON RWY 27R IN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE, THE CAPT, WHO WAS THE PF, APPLIED 1.6 EPR REVERSE, AND WE HAD SELECTED MEDIUM BRAKES WHICH WERE WORKING GOOD. WE DECIDED NOT TO TAKE THE HI-SPD TXWY C DUE TO SPD. CONTINUED DOWN TO NEXT TXWY E WHICH IS A 90 DEG TURN. WE WERE AT A SLOWER THAN NORMAL TAXI SPD AT THE START OF THE TURN. BRAKING AND STEERING WENT TO NIL AND THE CAPT APPLIED BRAKING AS BEST HE COULD. WHEN ACFT CAME TO A STOP WE WERE STILL ON TXWY E, BUT UNABLE TO CONTINUE THE TURN DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE ACFT. THE NOSEWHEEL WOULD ONLY SLIDE. AT THAT TIME WE SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND REQUESTED A TUG. AFTER CLRING SNOW, TUG WAS ABLE TO PUSH US BACK TO RWY 27R AND THEN TAXI THE ACFT UNDER ITS OWN PWR TO THE GATE NORMALLY. RWY WAS RPTED GOOD BRAKING ACTION TO TXWY H1 THEN FAIR AFTER THAT.

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.