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Crj-200 captain reports abnormal rudder indications during a flight control check after pushback. Crew returns to the gate at maintenance control's direction and an aircraft swap is initiated.

Narrative:

After push back while; running the after start checklist; we discovered the rudder was not showing full right deflection with the right rudder pedal fully depressed. When the pedals were neutral; the rudder was off center to the left. We contacted maintenance control; and were told to return to the gate. Upon returning; mechanics boarded the aircraft and determined that it was not a sensor problem but that the rudder was actually malfunctioning. We deplaned and later swapped aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ-200 Captain reports abnormal rudder indications during a flight control check after pushback. Crew returns to the gate at Maintenance Control's direction and an aircraft swap is initiated.

Narrative: After push back while; running the After Start checklist; we discovered the rudder was not showing full right deflection with the right rudder pedal fully depressed. When the pedals were neutral; the rudder was off center to the left. We contacted Maintenance Control; and were told to return to the gate. Upon returning; mechanics boarded the aircraft and determined that it was not a sensor problem but that the rudder was actually malfunctioning. We deplaned and later swapped aircraft.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.