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CRJ200 flight crew reports a rejected takeoff due to a jammed right rudder pedal caused by a water bottle blocking rudder pedal movement.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1141936 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201401 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Rudder Pedal |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
Upon applying take off power the first officer noticed that he was unable to apply right rudder pressure. The captain noticed that the aircraft was veering to the left and not on center line. The first officer simply stated 'rudder' indication to the captain that there was a rudder malfunction. The captain called for the controls and the abort. After exiting the runway the first officer noticed a full water bottle under his right rudder pedal. The obstruction was removed. The crew preformed the after landing check list and the immediate action items for rejected takeoff and notified the passengers of the problem and that they would be taking off in the next 20 min. Airspeed of rejected takeoff was 70 knots or less. Crew waited 15 min before attempting the next departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ200 flight crew reports a rejected takeoff due to a jammed right rudder pedal caused by a water bottle blocking rudder pedal movement.
Narrative: Upon applying take off power the First Officer noticed that he was unable to apply right rudder pressure. The Captain noticed that the aircraft was veering to the left and not on center line. The First Officer simply stated 'rudder' indication to the Captain that there was a rudder malfunction. The Captain called for the controls and the abort. After exiting the runway the First Officer noticed a full water bottle under his right rudder pedal. The obstruction was removed. The crew preformed the after landing check list and the immediate action items for RTO and notified the passengers of the problem and that they would be taking off in the next 20 min. Airspeed of RTO was 70 knots or less. Crew waited 15 min before attempting the next departure.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.