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A SA227 pilot was asked to return to their departure airport for maintenance following receipt of a nose steer fail annunciation during climb out.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 925369 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201012 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | SA-227 AC Metro III |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nosewheel Steering |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 2580 Flight Crew Type 40 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
On taxi I performed all first flight of the day (ffod) items including the nose wheel steering [NWS] which tested normally. The takeoff roll and initial climb out were uneventful. At 400 ft AGL; I performed the climb flow pattern and subsequent checklist. Part of the flow pattern is to turn the NWS arming switch to the off position. I noticed during the climb that the amber nose steer fail annunciator was illuminated and I continued the climb because of my high workload. I do not remember the altitude at which annunciator illuminated.after passing through 10;000 ft and the workload decreased; I tried to contact dispatch but got no response. I contacted a company station in the area to check my #2 radio and through them got a hold of our dispatcher. Dispatch contacted maintenance who requested I return to our departure airport. The remainder of the flight was uneventful and no emergency was declared by me. However; ATC had the fire trucks waiting upon my arrival. The landing rollout was smooth and uneventful and I taxied to taxiway to a point in front of the hangar; shutdown; and was towed in.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A SA227 pilot was asked to return to their departure airport for maintenance following receipt of a NOSE STEER FAIL annunciation during climb out.
Narrative: On taxi I performed all First Flight of the Day (FFOD) items including the Nose Wheel Steering [NWS] which tested normally. The takeoff roll and initial climb out were uneventful. At 400 FT AGL; I performed the climb flow pattern and subsequent checklist. Part of the flow pattern is to turn the NWS arming switch to the OFF position. I noticed during the climb that the Amber Nose Steer Fail annunciator was illuminated and I continued the climb because of my high workload. I do not remember the altitude at which annunciator illuminated.After passing through 10;000 FT and the workload decreased; I tried to contact Dispatch but got no response. I contacted a company station in the area to check my #2 radio and through them got a hold of our Dispatcher. Dispatch contacted Maintenance who requested I return to our departure airport. The remainder of the flight was uneventful and no emergency was declared by me. However; ATC had the fire trucks waiting upon my arrival. The landing rollout was smooth and uneventful and I taxied to taxiway to a point in front of the hangar; shutdown; and was towed in.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.