What happened
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(-23) At 11,000' vicinity of flh; autopilot - level' FMS nav. Aircraft rolled left, hesitated, then rapidly continued rolling left. Disconnected autopilot and recovered level flight manually. During recovery, noticed that rudder trim was steady and deflected left at approximately 1/2 scale. Rudder deflection was confirmed by fo on icas flt. Cont. Page other than significantly out of trim position of controls, controls and trims responded well to manual input. Once recovered, aircraft flew well to touch down. Emergency was declared.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT 11,000' VICINITY OF FLH; AUTOPILOT - LEVEL' FMS NAV. AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT, HESITATED, THEN RAPIDLY CONTINUED ROLLING LEFT. DISCONNECTED AUTOPILOT AND RECOVERED LEVEL FLIGHT MANUALLY. DURING RECOVERY, NOTICED THAT RUDDER TRIM WAS STEADY AND DEFLECTED LEFT AT APPROXIMATELY 1/2 SCALE. RUDDER DEFLECTION WAS CONFIRMED BY FO ON ICAS FLT. CONT. PAGE OTHER THAN SIGNIFICANTLY OUT OF TRIM POSITION OF CONTROLS, CONTROLS AND TRIMS RESPONDED WELL TO MANUAL INPUT. ONCE RECOVERED, AIRCRAFT FLEW WELL TO TOUCH DOWN. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED.
NTSB investigation
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