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An embraer 135, after liftoff at 300 ft had rudder deflection with EICAS 'rudder 1 & 2 fail' warning. Declared emergency and diverted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 605620 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Sun |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 135 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 605620 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 605621 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas rudder fail warning other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Captain flying pilot. Just after lift off 200-300 ft AGL right rudder full deflection and rudder system 1 & 2 fail message on EICAS. Captain flew, I did radios talked with ZZZ maintenance and flight attendant. Declared emergency with approach and got vectors back to ILS runway 33. We both had to apply left rudder inputs together to maintain directional control of aircraft. Captain handled ailerons and I did thrust levers on approach and braced passenger. Upon landing captain was able to use nose, wheel steering and once aircraft was stopped, took over thrust levers, taxied to gate. Everyone deplaned safely and uneventfully. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: when on the ground, maintenance found the input rod to the rudder power unit was disconnected. The reporter said maintenance did not advise whether the rod end of the rudder input rod had broken or the fastener connecting the input rod end to the rudder power unit had failed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMBRAER 135, AFTER LIFTOFF AT 300 FT HAD RUDDER DEFLECTION WITH EICAS 'RUDDER 1 & 2 FAIL' WARNING. DECLARED EMER AND DIVERTED.
Narrative: CAPT FLYING PLT. JUST AFTER LIFT OFF 200-300 FT AGL R RUDDER FULL DEFLECTION AND RUDDER SYSTEM 1 & 2 FAIL MESSAGE ON EICAS. CAPT FLEW, I DID RADIOS TALKED WITH ZZZ MAINT AND FA. DECLARED EMER WITH APCH AND GOT VECTORS BACK TO ILS RWY 33. WE BOTH HAD TO APPLY L RUDDER INPUTS TOGETHER TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF ACFT. CAPT HANDLED AILERONS AND I DID THRUST LEVERS ON APCH AND BRACED PAX. UPON LNDG CAPT WAS ABLE TO USE NOSE, WHEEL STEERING AND ONCE ACFT WAS STOPPED, TOOK OVER THRUST LEVERS, TAXIED TO GATE. EVERYONE DEPLANED SAFELY AND UNEVENTFULLY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: WHEN ON THE GROUND, MAINT FOUND THE INPUT ROD TO THE RUDDER POWER UNIT WAS DISCONNECTED. THE RPTR SAID MAINT DID NOT ADVISE WHETHER THE ROD END OF THE RUDDER INPUT ROD HAD BROKEN OR THE FASTENER CONNECTING THE INPUT ROD END TO THE RUDDER POWER UNIT HAD FAILED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.