What nose landing gear fault has recurred on several A320s?

The crew of an Airbus A320 had to land with the nose landing gear turned 90 degrees, in what appears to be a recurring problem with this aircraft type. In flight, the pilots received indications of a nose gear steering fault. The nose wheel ended up turned 90 degrees. The incident affected LATAM flight LA-4292, a scheduled domestic service in Colombia.

After the warning, the crew stopped the climb at 13,000 feet. The pilots spent around half an hour in a holding pattern, burning fuel and running through checklists. About 45 minutes after takeoff, they landed the A320 with the nose gear turned.

On touchdown, the pilots kept the aircraft's nose off the ground for as long as was practicable. There's a limit to extending that attitude: doing so risks running out of elevator authority as the aircraft loses speed. The aircraft came to a safe stop on the runway centerline.