What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On departure from dca leveling off at 8000 feet the crew experienced full right rudder trim. Autopilot was engaged for 2 minutes. Qrh c/w. crew disconnected the auto pilot and yaw damper. Rudder was full right trim with no input from rudder trim control knob (knob was centered) aircraft still pulling right. Crew adjusted rudder control knob so rudder went back to neutral. Aircraft corrected and was hand flown back to dca with landing and braking normal. Landing weight was in limits. Dfdr was pulled for download and replaced. This report is closed
As the FAA filed it
ON DEPARTURE FROM DCA LEVELING OFF AT 8000 FEET THE CREW EXPERIENCED FULL RIGHT RUDDER TRIM. AUTOPILOT WAS ENGAGED FOR 2 MINUTES. QRH C/W. CREW DISCONNECTED THE AUTO PILOT AND YAW DAMPER. RUDDER WAS FULL RIGHT TRIM WITH NO INPUT FROM RUDDER TRIM CONTROL KNOB (KNOB WAS CENTERED) AIRCRAFT STILL PULLING RIGHT. CREW ADJUSTED RUDDER CONTROL KNOB SO RUDDER WENT BACK TO NEUTRAL. AIRCRAFT CORRECTED AND WAS HAND FLOWN BACK TO DCA WITH LANDING AND BRAKING NORMAL. LANDING WEIGHT WAS IN LIMITS. DFDR WAS PULLED FOR DOWNLOAD AND REPLACED. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED
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