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A CE560XL flight crew discovered after landing that they could not move the rudder pedals. A short time after parking (taxiing via differential braking) rudder control returned. Reporters advised of low temperature icing conditions during their departure and climb to FL410.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 924832 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201012 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Citation Excel (C560XL) |
| Flight Phase | Landing Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Rudder Control System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
After landing; rudder was discovered to be physically frozen. Taxi possible via differential braking only. Aircraft had departed an airport with moderate rain about an hour and a half earlier followed by a fairly quick climb to FL410. After the aircraft was on the ground for approximately 15 minutes the rudder could finally be moved.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CE560XL flight crew discovered after landing that they could not move the rudder pedals. A short time after parking (taxiing via differential braking) rudder control returned. Reporters advised of low temperature icing conditions during their departure and climb to FL410.
Narrative: After landing; rudder was discovered to be physically frozen. Taxi possible via differential braking only. Aircraft had departed an airport with moderate rain about an hour and a half earlier followed by a fairly quick climb to FL410. After the aircraft was on the ground for approximately 15 minutes the rudder could finally be moved.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.