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B757 captain senses a lack of rudder control at 95 knots during takeoff and rejects. Aircraft is towed to the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 969258 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201109 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 3500 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 20000 Flight Crew Type 7000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
We were taking off and at 95 kts the captain rejected the takeoff. We advised the tower of the aborted takeoff and cleared the runway. The captain advised me that he aborted for lack of rudder control on takeoff. We eventually got towed to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 Captain senses a lack of rudder control at 95 knots during takeoff and rejects. Aircraft is towed to the gate.
Narrative: We were taking off and at 95 kts the captain rejected the takeoff. We advised the tower of the aborted takeoff and cleared the runway. The captain advised me that he aborted for lack of rudder control on takeoff. We eventually got towed to the gate.
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.