G650 flight crew reported rudder failure during cruise. The flight continued to its destination.

Attributes
ACN	1457610
Time
Date	201706
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Gulfstream G650
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Rudder
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 13000 Flight Crew Type 150
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

Flight departed and while in cruise flight FL430; .90 mach; and smooth air we experienced rudder control failure. After performing the appropriate aircraft checklist we continued on and landed at our filed destination with no issues. Maintenance is currently inspecting the aircraft to determine the cause of the rudder failure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: G650 flight crew reported rudder failure during cruise. The flight continued to its destination.

Narrative: Flight departed and while in cruise flight FL430; .90 Mach; and smooth air we experienced rudder control failure. After performing the appropriate aircraft checklist we continued on and landed at our filed destination with no issues. Maintenance is currently inspecting the aircraft to determine the cause of the rudder failure.

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.