MD-11
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Weight And Balance; No Specific Anomaly Occurred Unwanted Situation
Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem
Aircraft; Human Factors; Weather
MD-11 loaded with aft CG. Careful taxi at departure airport. Uneventful except minor nose tire scrubbing during turns. Departure weather conditions dry and good at ZZZ. At landing airport; ZZZ1 the weather was low ceilings; reduced visibility and snow and ice covered runways; taxiway and parking ramp. Used very slow speeds for taxi. Nose tire slid during turn from runway to taxiway exit. I controlled slide with some small amount differential thrust; slowest taxi speeds and differential braking techniques as necessary. Aft TOCG (Take Off Center of Gravity) combined with wet or snow or icy taxi presents unnecessary risk to operations. I recommend target TOCG be limited to less than 28.0 when any weather forecast or actual conditions are wet or worse. I recommend Dispatch be more involved in CG planning and coordination when conditions are less than good.
MD11 Captain reported tire scrubbing while executing taxi turns during departure and arrival taxi due to aft CG. Reporter recommends more restricted CG limitations during inclement ground weather.