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An A310 captain reports a significant airframe shudder when the rudder pedals were moved during the preflight control check.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 699706 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A310 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 699706 |
| 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 | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During before takeoff flight control check; the rudder did not test properly. It had a very significant shudder starting in rear of aircraft; moving fwd in about 2 to 3 seconds that shook the whole aircraft. Rudder pedals were moved slowly and deliberately from both captain and first officer sides. Hydraulic pressures were above 2900 psi on all pumps. There was no apparent binding or obstructions in the flight controls.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A310 CAPT RPTS A SIGNIFICANT AIRFRAME SHUDDER WHEN THE RUDDER PEDALS WERE MOVED DURING THE PREFLT CTL CHK.
Narrative: DURING BEFORE TKOF FLT CTL CHK; THE RUDDER DID NOT TEST PROPERLY. IT HAD A VERY SIGNIFICANT SHUDDER STARTING IN REAR OF ACFT; MOVING FWD IN ABOUT 2 TO 3 SECONDS THAT SHOOK THE WHOLE ACFT. RUDDER PEDALS WERE MOVED SLOWLY AND DELIBERATELY FROM BOTH CAPT AND FO SIDES. HYD PRESSURES WERE ABOVE 2900 PSI ON ALL PUMPS. THERE WAS NO APPARENT BINDING OR OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE FLT CTLS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.