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A B737-300 on landing uneventfully in 2-4 inches of dry snow the captain was unable to steer off runway. Took 3 attempts to 'break' steering loose.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 680355 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200512 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bdl.airport |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Fog Snow |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 6 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi landing : roll ground : maintenance |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 17000 |
| ASRS Report | 680355 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : nose steering malfunction other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
55-80 KT tailwinds on descent into bdl; still 30 KT tailwinds at 10000 ft. Briefed to fly CAT III approach to runway 6 (winds 020 degrees at 6 KTS; RVR 2000 ft; braking action fair). I lowered gear at 6000 ft in order to get down and slow down to set up for approach. Landing; rollout; and stopping were uneventful (dry snow approximately 2-4 inches on runway 6). Slight right turn off at taxiway H to continue right turn on taxiway C to go to gate. Initially was able to exit runway 6; but turning became impossible. I immediately stopped aircraft because I thought I had some system; mechanical failure of nosewheel steering; no problems noted with hydraulics; etc. After several attempts; I was to forcibly 'break' loose nosewheel steering and was able to taxi in with no other problems. It took 3 attempts to break loose steering. I suspected frozen or iced up nosewheel steering. Called dispatch and signed off as no problems noticed in nosewheel linkage; etc.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 ON LNDG UNEVENTFULLY IN 2-4 INCHES OF DRY SNOW THE CAPT WAS UNABLE TO STEER OFF RWY. TOOK 3 ATTEMPTS TO 'BREAK' STEERING LOOSE.
Narrative: 55-80 KT TAILWINDS ON DSCNT INTO BDL; STILL 30 KT TAILWINDS AT 10000 FT. BRIEFED TO FLY CAT III APCH TO RWY 6 (WINDS 020 DEGS AT 6 KTS; RVR 2000 FT; BRAKING ACTION FAIR). I LOWERED GEAR AT 6000 FT IN ORDER TO GET DOWN AND SLOW DOWN TO SET UP FOR APCH. LNDG; ROLLOUT; AND STOPPING WERE UNEVENTFUL (DRY SNOW APPROX 2-4 INCHES ON RWY 6). SLIGHT R TURN OFF AT TXWY H TO CONTINUE R TURN ON TXWY C TO GO TO GATE. INITIALLY WAS ABLE TO EXIT RWY 6; BUT TURNING BECAME IMPOSSIBLE. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED ACFT BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HAD SOME SYS; MECHANICAL FAILURE OF NOSEWHEEL STEERING; NO PROBS NOTED WITH HYDS; ETC. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS; I WAS TO FORCIBLY 'BREAK' LOOSE NOSEWHEEL STEERING AND WAS ABLE TO TAXI IN WITH NO OTHER PROBS. IT TOOK 3 ATTEMPTS TO BREAK LOOSE STEERING. I SUSPECTED FROZEN OR ICED UP NOSEWHEEL STEERING. CALLED DISPATCH AND SIGNED OFF AS NO PROBS NOTICED IN NOSEWHEEL LINKAGE; ETC.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.