As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
(CAN) PILOT INDICATES RUDDER MOVEMENT STIFF. MORE RT RUDDER REQUIRED AT TAKE-OFF. INSP BY MAINT REVEALED THAT THE COVER PLATE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RUDDER WAS BENT OUT OF SHAPE CAUSING INTERFERENCE WITH THE RUDDER MOVEMENT. INSP OF OTHER ACFT REVEALS THAT THIS COVER PLATE CAN RUB ON THE RUDDER STOP OVER TIME AND MAY BE THE BEGINNING OF THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.