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When the flight crew of an E145 received repeated EICAS warnings of both rudder control systems inoperative they opted to declare an emergency and return to their departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1103299 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201307 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Rudder Control System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
During climb out from ZZZ; in a turn to 090; EICAS message - rud system 1-2 inoperative appeared with [the associated] warning. I was hand flying at that time and did not feel any flight control problems. I directed the first officer to run the QRH; the system reset successfully and we continued the climb to 15;000 on autopilot. Upon reaching 15;000 MSL the same message came up again; and the ap kicked off. I immediately took the controls; hand flew the aircraft and had the first officer run the QRH again; and the system again reset successfully. I directed the first officer to contact ATC; request a return to our departure airport and declare an emergency. ATC vectored us and asked us to initiate a descent to 11;000 feet; and asked us for the sob; fuel...etc. I told the first officer that we'd get back to them on that. I then informed the flight attendant and passengers of the situation and the first officer advised dispatch via ACARS. During the descent and vectoring; the same message popped up 2 more times; and we dealt with those expeditiously; having had the benefit of recent experience. We were vectored for xxl; tower cleared us to land; and we landed safely and taxied to our gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: When the flight crew of an E145 received repeated EICAS warnings of both rudder control systems inoperative they opted to declare an emergency and return to their departure airport.
Narrative: During climb out from ZZZ; in a turn to 090; EICAS Message - RUD SYS 1-2 INOP appeared with [the associated] warning. I was hand flying at that time and did not feel any flight control problems. I directed the First Officer to run the QRH; the system reset successfully and we continued the climb to 15;000 on autopilot. Upon reaching 15;000 MSL the same message came up again; and the AP kicked off. I immediately took the controls; hand flew the aircraft and had the First Officer run the QRH again; and the system again reset successfully. I directed the First Officer to contact ATC; request a return to our departure airport and declare an emergency. ATC vectored us and asked us to initiate a descent to 11;000 feet; and asked us for the SOB; Fuel...etc. I told the First Officer that we'd get back to them on that. I then informed the Flight Attendant and passengers of the situation and the First Officer advised Dispatch via ACARS. During the descent and vectoring; the same message popped up 2 more times; and we dealt with those expeditiously; having had the benefit of recent experience. We were vectored for XXL; Tower cleared us to land; and we landed safely and taxied to our gate.
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.