Beech 1900 suffers loss of captain's rudder control.

Attributes
ACN	748632
Time
Date	200708
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1010 flight time type : 710
ASRS Report	748632
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 1900
ASRS Report	748606
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

The first flight of the day checklist was completed during the run-up. All system checked normal. Taxi; takeoff; departure and cruise were normal as well. We were cleared for a visual approach by center and changed to the CTAF frequency to announce our position. During the approach phase of flight; the captain called for the before landing checklist. It was completed. When the captain disconnected the yaw damper; his rudder pedals moved freely with no resistance. I then checked my rudder pedals and I had full control of the rudder. We xferred the flight controls and I became the PF. I landed the aircraft without incident and taxied into the gate. We then performed the yaw damp/rudder boost check again. The first officer's rudder control passed; while the captain's failed. We then informed maintenance and dispatch. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: maintenance determined the pushrod making the physical connection from the pedals to the rudder had failed on the captain side. The independently redundant system on the first officer's side was intact and functional. The incident was reported to the FAA/NTSB who determined no investigation was necessary because there was no loss of rudder control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BEECH 1900 SUFFERS LOSS OF CAPT'S RUDDER CONTROL.

Narrative: THE FIRST FLT OF THE DAY CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED DURING THE RUN-UP. ALL SYS CHKED NORMAL. TAXI; TKOF; DEP AND CRUISE WERE NORMAL AS WELL. WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH BY CTR AND CHANGED TO THE CTAF FREQ TO ANNOUNCE OUR POS. DURING THE APCH PHASE OF FLT; THE CAPT CALLED FOR THE BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST. IT WAS COMPLETED. WHEN THE CAPT DISCONNECTED THE YAW DAMPER; HIS RUDDER PEDALS MOVED FREELY WITH NO RESISTANCE. I THEN CHKED MY RUDDER PEDALS AND I HAD FULL CTL OF THE RUDDER. WE XFERRED THE FLT CTLS AND I BECAME THE PF. I LANDED THE ACFT WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED INTO THE GATE. WE THEN PERFORMED THE YAW DAMP/RUDDER BOOST CHK AGAIN. THE FO'S RUDDER CTL PASSED; WHILE THE CAPT'S FAILED. WE THEN INFORMED MAINT AND DISPATCH. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE PUSHROD MAKING THE PHYSICAL CONNECTION FROM THE PEDALS TO THE RUDDER HAD FAILED ON THE CAPTAIN SIDE. THE INDEPENDENTLY REDUNDANT SYSTEM ON THE FIRST OFFICER'S SIDE WAS INTACT AND FUNCTIONAL. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE FAA/NTSB WHO DETERMINED NO INVESTIGATION WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO LOSS OF RUDDER CONTROL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.