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B737-800 flight crew has a flight control malfunction after takeoff; declares emergency and diverts for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 722678 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 722678 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : master caution/annuciator other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On takeoff after gear retract and prior to flap retract 'master caution' light; 'flight control' annunciator and 'standby rud' light illuminated indicating rudder main PCU malfunction. Emergency declared with tower; climbed to safe altitude; ran appropriate checklists. Advised flight attendants of situation and advised passenger of need to return. Requested crash fire rescue equipment to stand by. Landed at 146000 gross weight; 2000 pounds over maximum landing weight; in accordance with QRH procedure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 FLT CREW HAS A FLT CTL MALFUNCTION AFTER TKOF; DECLARES EMER AND DIVERTS FOR LNDG.
Narrative: ON TKOF AFTER GEAR RETRACT AND PRIOR TO FLAP RETRACT 'MASTER CAUTION' LIGHT; 'FLT CTL' ANNUNCIATOR AND 'STANDBY RUD' LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING RUDDER MAIN PCU MALFUNCTION. EMER DECLARED WITH TWR; CLBED TO SAFE ALT; RAN APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS. ADVISED FLT ATTENDANTS OF SIT AND ADVISED PAX OF NEED TO RETURN. REQUESTED CFR TO STAND BY. LANDED AT 146000 GROSS WT; 2000 LBS OVER MAX LNDG WT; IN ACCORDANCE WITH QRH PROC.
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.