Narrative:

After being pushed back off the gate and deiced, we received clearance to taxi to runway 35. We taxied down the ramp and attempted to turn right onto taxiway a. The aircraft started turning, but after about 30 degrees of turn, stopped tracking and continued straight ahead. Braking and further turning the nosewheel did not seem to help. The aircraft came to a stop with the left main and nose wheels outside of the taxiway lights. The aircraft did not depart the taxiway surface, but the nosewheel had fully deflected to the right and would not turn back to the left. We requested a tug and were pulled onto the taxiway and back to the gate for gear inspection. No damage to aircraft, but 2 taxiway lights were damaged. No injuries to passenger or crew. Lesson: you can't taxi slow enough during slippery winter WX.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9 CREW, TAXIING FOR TKOF AT FAR, DEPARTED THE CONFINES OF THE TXWY WHILE STAYING ON THE HARD SURFACE, DAMAGING 2 TXWY LIGHTS.

Narrative: AFTER BEING PUSHED BACK OFF THE GATE AND DEICED, WE RECEIVED CLRNC TO TAXI TO RWY 35. WE TAXIED DOWN THE RAMP AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN R ONTO TXWY A. THE ACFT STARTED TURNING, BUT AFTER ABOUT 30 DEGS OF TURN, STOPPED TRACKING AND CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD. BRAKING AND FURTHER TURNING THE NOSEWHEEL DID NOT SEEM TO HELP. THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP WITH THE L MAIN AND NOSE WHEELS OUTSIDE OF THE TXWY LIGHTS. THE ACFT DID NOT DEPART THE TXWY SURFACE, BUT THE NOSEWHEEL HAD FULLY DEFLECTED TO THE R AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK TO THE L. WE REQUESTED A TUG AND WERE PULLED ONTO THE TXWY AND BACK TO THE GATE FOR GEAR INSPECTION. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT, BUT 2 TXWY LIGHTS WERE DAMAGED. NO INJURIES TO PAX OR CREW. LESSON: YOU CAN'T TAXI SLOW ENOUGH DURING SLIPPERY WINTER WX.

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.