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An A319 first officer reports a jammed rudder on landing that may have been caused by the captain's feet on the rudder pedals.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 700195 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 700195 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was the first officer and the PF. During the landing flare with a slight crosswind the rudder appeared to have been jammed as it took an extreme amount of force to move the rudder. I stated to the captain that the rudders were jammed. He replied 'yep.' he took the aircraft from me and taxied off the runway and to the gate. During taxi I asked if he was on the rudders. He replied; 'no; my feet were flat on the floor.' during the flare when the rudders were stiff I glanced over to the captain's side and I could see his feet were up on the pedals. Since the captain acknowledged a rudder jam but claimed his feet were 'flat on the ground;' this aircraft should have been 'written up' when we reached the gate. I should have insisted that the aircraft be written up to ensure no future problems with the rudder during landing. If the captain was unwilling to write it up I should have called maintenance myself. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that in retrospect he is sure the captain had his feet on the rudders locking them.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A319 FO RPTS A JAMMED RUDDER ON LNDG THAT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE CAPT'S FEET ON THE RUDDER PEDALS.
Narrative: I WAS THE FO AND THE PF. DURING THE LNDG FLARE WITH A SLIGHT XWIND THE RUDDER APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN JAMMED AS IT TOOK AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF FORCE TO MOVE THE RUDDER. I STATED TO THE CAPT THAT THE RUDDERS WERE JAMMED. HE REPLIED 'YEP.' HE TOOK THE ACFT FROM ME AND TAXIED OFF THE RWY AND TO THE GATE. DURING TAXI I ASKED IF HE WAS ON THE RUDDERS. HE REPLIED; 'NO; MY FEET WERE FLAT ON THE FLOOR.' DURING THE FLARE WHEN THE RUDDERS WERE STIFF I GLANCED OVER TO THE CAPT'S SIDE AND I COULD SEE HIS FEET WERE UP ON THE PEDALS. SINCE THE CAPT ACKNOWLEDGED A RUDDER JAM BUT CLAIMED HIS FEET WERE 'FLAT ON THE GND;' THIS ACFT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 'WRITTEN UP' WHEN WE REACHED THE GATE. I SHOULD HAVE INSISTED THAT THE ACFT BE WRITTEN UP TO ENSURE NO FUTURE PROBS WITH THE RUDDER DURING LNDG. IF THE CAPT WAS UNWILLING TO WRITE IT UP I SHOULD HAVE CALLED MAINT MYSELF. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT IN RETROSPECT HE IS SURE THE CAPT HAD HIS FEET ON THE RUDDERS LOCKING THEM.
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.