An A320 series first officer rudder pedals traveled full forward together with the handle in the sto...

Narrative:

Adjustment locking mechanism failed on first officer's rudder pedals. Waiting on the runway for takeoff clearance; captain set the parking brake and transferred control of aircraft. Takeoff clearance was given; parking brake released; power set to 50 percent N1. As the aircraft started to roll and needed ground directional control; both first officer rudder pedals pushed all the way to their full travel together with no directional or braking control. Checked that the adjustment handle was in the stowed/locked position. Pedals still failed. Transferred aircraft control to captain; he rejected the takeoff; slowed the aircraft to exit at the first taxiway. Speed at occurrence was approximately 30 knots. Stopped on the taxiway; confirmed that the locking mechanism had failed and returned to gate. Mechanical failure of the first officer's rudder pedals. Other than a personal setting adjustment at the gate; there is no procedure to check first officer's rudder pedals for proper movement and use. Failure was not found until actual use for ground directional/flight is required. I would suggest adding a procedure to check first officer rudder pedals for proper movement and use.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A320 series First Officer rudder pedals traveled full forward together with the handle in the stowed/locked position so the Captain rejected the takeoff and returned to the gate.

Narrative: Adjustment locking mechanism failed on First Officer's rudder pedals. Waiting on the runway for takeoff clearance; Captain set the parking brake and transferred control of aircraft. Takeoff clearance was given; parking brake released; power set to 50 percent N1. As the aircraft started to roll and needed ground directional control; both First Officer rudder pedals pushed all the way to their full travel together with no directional or braking control. Checked that the adjustment handle was in the stowed/locked position. Pedals still failed. Transferred aircraft control to Captain; he rejected the takeoff; slowed the aircraft to exit at the first taxiway. Speed at occurrence was approximately 30 knots. Stopped on the taxiway; confirmed that the locking mechanism had failed and returned to gate. Mechanical failure of the First Officer's rudder pedals. Other than a personal setting adjustment at the gate; there is no procedure to check First Officer's rudder pedals for proper movement and use. Failure was not found until actual use for ground directional/flight is required. I would suggest adding a procedure to check First Officer rudder pedals for proper movement and use.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

Attributes
ACN	1058545
Time
Date	201212
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Rudder Pedal
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

An A320 series first officer rudder pedals traveled full forward together with the handle in the stowed/locked position so the captain rejected the takeoff and returned to the gate.