A320 captain reports bscu #1 failure during taxi out. Reset is unsuccessful and flight returns to ga...

Attributes
ACN	803025
Time
Date	200809
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	803025
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

#2 for departure. Parking brake set; felt thump in rudder pedals immediately followed by wheel nosewheel steering fault on ECAM and wheel bscu ch 1 fault. Reset bscu per QRH and faults both returned in 3-4 mins. Returned to gate per recommendation in QRH.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 CAPT REPORTS BSCU #1 FAILURE DURING TAXI OUT. RESET IS UNSUCCESSFUL AND FLIGHT RETURNS TO GATE.

Narrative: #2 FOR DEP. PARKING BRAKE SET; FELT THUMP IN RUDDER PEDALS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY WHEEL NOSEWHEEL STEERING FAULT ON ECAM AND WHEEL BSCU CH 1 FAULT. RESET BSCU PER QRH AND FAULTS BOTH RETURNED IN 3-4 MINS. RETURNED TO GATE PER RECOMMENDATION IN QRH.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.

A320 captain reports bscu #1 failure during taxi out. Reset is unsuccessful and flight returns to gate.