The Jet Lock is a device that clamps around a plane's landing wheel, completely immobilizing it.
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Some passengers saw the wheel fall as the plane's landing gear retracted just after take off, but "they did not inform the cabin crew at this point", the report said.
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Before landing, the flight crew were not aware the nose wheel steering system was not working, as the hydraulic fluid level was low.
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The pilots then use their usual controls to steer with the nose wheel (which in turn steers the TaxiBot) and to brake with the main landing gear.
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