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An SF340 flight crew returned to the gate for repairs to an inoperative nose gear steering. The company advised flight crew no log entry was required in error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 438111 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 438111 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : briefing performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Upon leaving gate at dtw, we found we had no nosewheel steering. We called maintenance, we suspected the steering relay was stuck depressed even after the towing. Pushback clamp was removed. Maintenance asked us to return to the gate. So we did. They inspected the relay plunger and freed it up. We then left dtw and the flight proceeded normally. We, however, did not make an entry in the aircraft discrepancy log. The company said that none was needed for this minor problem. We, however, learned that the entry should have been made, and the aircraft discrepancy log should have been signed off and released.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SF340 FLC RETURNED TO THE GATE FOR REPAIRS TO AN INOP NOSE GEAR STEERING. THE COMPANY ADVISED FLC NO LOG ENTRY WAS REQUIRED IN ERROR.
Narrative: UPON LEAVING GATE AT DTW, WE FOUND WE HAD NO NOSEWHEEL STEERING. WE CALLED MAINT, WE SUSPECTED THE STEERING RELAY WAS STUCK DEPRESSED EVEN AFTER THE TOWING. PUSHBACK CLAMP WAS REMOVED. MAINT ASKED US TO RETURN TO THE GATE. SO WE DID. THEY INSPECTED THE RELAY PLUNGER AND FREED IT UP. WE THEN LEFT DTW AND THE FLT PROCEEDED NORMALLY. WE, HOWEVER, DID NOT MAKE AN ENTRY IN THE ACFT DISCREPANCY LOG. THE COMPANY SAID THAT NONE WAS NEEDED FOR THIS MINOR PROB. WE, HOWEVER, LEARNED THAT THE ENTRY SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE, AND THE ACFT DISCREPANCY LOG SHOULD HAVE BEEN SIGNED OFF AND RELEASED.
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.