An emb-145 EICAS alerted autopilot; yaw damper; rudder system 1 and 2 during climb out so the QRH wa...

Narrative:

After departure EICAS indicated abnormalities- autopilot fail; yaw damper fail; [and] rudder sys 1-2 fail. The captain was the flying pilot and began to manually fly the airplane. The EICAS messages cleared with the exception of rudder sys 1-2 fail. We ran the QRH for rudder sys 1-2 fail. We notified ATC we were negative rvsm. We reviewed our fob and determined we had the fuel to continue to our filed destination. We contacted maintenance control through ACARS and advised of our situation and our action taken per QRH. Several messages followed between maintenance control; dispatch and us and we began to devise a plan of action.this event underscores the importance of always being prepared for the unexpected. On this day; the weather was clear and the atmosphere was normal. The abnormalities occurred during climb out and unexpectedly. We remained calm and worked together to develop a plan for a successful outcome.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An EMB-145 EICAS alerted AUTOPILOT; YAW DAMPER; RUDDER SYS 1 and 2 during climb out so the QRH was completed leaving only RUDDER SYS 2 alerting so an emergency was declared and the flight continued to its filed destination.

Narrative: After departure EICAS indicated abnormalities- Autopilot Fail; Yaw Damper Fail; [and] Rudder Sys 1-2 Fail. The Captain was the flying pilot and began to manually fly the airplane. The EICAS messages cleared with the exception of Rudder Sys 1-2 Fail. We ran the QRH for Rudder Sys 1-2 Fail. We notified ATC we were negative RVSM. We reviewed our FOB and determined we had the fuel to continue to our filed destination. We contacted Maintenance Control through ACARS and advised of our situation and our action taken per QRH. Several messages followed between Maintenance Control; Dispatch and us and we began to devise a plan of action.This event underscores the importance of always being prepared for the unexpected. On this day; the weather was clear and the atmosphere was normal. The abnormalities occurred during climb out and unexpectedly. We remained calm and worked together to develop a plan for a successful outcome.

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	1120910
Time
Date	201310
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
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	Autoflight Yaw Damper
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

An emb-145 EICAS alerted autopilot; yaw damper; rudder system 1 and 2 during climb out so the QRH was completed leaving only rudder system 2 alerting so an emergency was declared and the flight continued to its filed destination.