<< >> NASA ASRS Report 980297, November 2011

During descent; a Q400 first officer is informed by the captain that while making a left turn his left rudder pedal was solid or stuck. With more pressure the rudder broke free and was normal for the remainder of the flight.

Attributes
ACN	980297
Time
Date	201111
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Tower
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Q400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Rudder Control System
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Descending on the arrival our airspeed was getting fast; I called airspeed. The captain disconnected the auto pilot and raised the nose of the aircraft to slow down. Continuing the arrival with the auto pilot disengaged the captain reported that while making a left turn his left rudder pedal was solid or stuck. With more than normal pressure input the left rudder bind broke free. He then had normal rudder response for the remainder of the flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: During descent; a Q400 First Officer is informed by the Captain that while making a left turn his left rudder pedal was solid or stuck. With more pressure the rudder broke free and was normal for the remainder of the flight.

Narrative: Descending on the arrival our airspeed was getting fast; I called airspeed. The captain disconnected the auto pilot and raised the nose of the aircraft to slow down. Continuing the arrival with the auto pilot disengaged the Captain reported that while making a left turn his left rudder pedal was solid or stuck. With more than normal pressure input the left rudder bind broke free. He then had normal rudder response for the remainder of the flight.

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.