Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Type 1504
Situational Awareness
Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control
Flight Crew Regained Aircraft Control; General Maintenance Action
Airport
Upon clearing Runway; taxing via M1 then M then M2. M has a sight dog leg to the right. I turned the tiller to the right and nothing happened. Jumped on the brakes and nothing happened. We were now headed towards the side of the taxiway as the taxiway veers to the right. I then applied reverse and the airplane slowed and started turning right. I turned right to get on M2 and tested brakes and Nose Wheel Steering (NWS) all seemed fine. The First Officer looked back as I angled the aircraft to see if we had hit a taxi edge light. We could not say for certain but didn't think so. Notified ground that it was a possibility and that that area was very slick. Wrote up for maintenance and meet with mechanics to inspect. Mechanics didn't see any evidence that we hit a taxi light. Called [Duty Manager] to inform company. The temp at the time was way above freezing I think around 45 degrees. It was not ice but deicing fluid on the taxiway that make it slick.
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B737 flight crew reported that during taxi they lost control of the aircraft due to de-icing fluid on the taxiway.