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A DC9-50 on approach at 1000 ft first officer reported no rudder control, captain took over and landed. Rudder control checks good on ground.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 504148 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200103 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 50 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 504148 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
The first officer was flying a visual approach to runway 21L at ZZZ. Jut after I made the '1000 ft' call, the first officer said 'I don't have any rudders, you have the aircraft.' I took the aircraft, checked the rudders and said they were good and landed without incident. We stopped and checked the first officer's rudders after clearing the runway. They appeared to be normal at that time. He said the rudder had felt just like they do when you unlock the rudders to adjust them fore and aft. The rudders had felt normal for the entire flight up to that point. The adjusting button was not pulled or even touched during the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9-50 ON APCH AT 1000 FT FO RPTED NO RUDDER CTL, CAPT TOOK OVER AND LANDED. RUDDER CTL CHKS GOOD ON GND.
Narrative: THE FO WAS FLYING A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 21L AT ZZZ. JUT AFTER I MADE THE '1000 FT' CALL, THE FO SAID 'I DON'T HAVE ANY RUDDERS, YOU HAVE THE ACFT.' I TOOK THE ACFT, CHKED THE RUDDERS AND SAID THEY WERE GOOD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. WE STOPPED AND CHKED THE FO'S RUDDERS AFTER CLRING THE RWY. THEY APPEARED TO BE NORMAL AT THAT TIME. HE SAID THE RUDDER HAD FELT JUST LIKE THEY DO WHEN YOU UNLOCK THE RUDDERS TO ADJUST THEM FORE AND AFT. THE RUDDERS HAD FELT NORMAL FOR THE ENTIRE FLT UP TO THAT POINT. THE ADJUSTING BUTTON WAS NOT PULLED OR EVEN TOUCHED DURING THE FLT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.