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An A320 captain reported that a gear problem at bos momentarily caused him to lose control of nosewheel steering which prevented him from clearing the runway in a timely fashion, resulting in another aircraft having to go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 630127 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bos.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bos.tower |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 3200 |
| ASRS Report | 630127 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed missed approach flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After landing on runway 33L, during a left turn onto runway 22R, the crc sounded and an ECAM was displayed indicating the landing gear was unsafe. This indication lasted only 5 seconds and was followed by a 'wheel nosewheel steering fault' ECAM and the loss of nosewheel steering. I was not able to clear the runway, so the aircraft landing behind us had to execute a go around. The anti-skid and nosewheel steering switch was recycled, and nosewheel steering was restored. The rest of the taxiing to the gate was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 CAPT RPTED THAT A GEAR PROB AT BOS MOMENTARILY CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CTL OF NOSEWHEEL STEERING WHICH PREVENTED HIM FROM CLRING THE RWY IN A TIMELY FASHION, RESULTING IN ANOTHER ACFT HAVING TO GO AROUND.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 33L, DURING A L TURN ONTO RWY 22R, THE CRC SOUNDED AND AN ECAM WAS DISPLAYED INDICATING THE LNDG GEAR WAS UNSAFE. THIS INDICATION LASTED ONLY 5 SECONDS AND WAS FOLLOWED BY A 'WHEEL NOSEWHEEL STEERING FAULT' ECAM AND THE LOSS OF NOSEWHEEL STEERING. I WAS NOT ABLE TO CLR THE RWY, SO THE ACFT LNDG BEHIND US HAD TO EXECUTE A GAR. THE ANTI-SKID AND NOSEWHEEL STEERING SWITCH WAS RECYCLED, AND NOSEWHEEL STEERING WAS RESTORED. THE REST OF THE TAXIING TO THE GATE WAS UNEVENTFUL.
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.