Service difficulty report · Rudder Control · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 2, 2026
Submitted
October 2, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N988FD
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26705
Aircraft time
68,639 hours, 27,499 cycles
Part
Rudder Control
Condition
Abnormal
Location
Zone 300
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
B, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

UPON TAKEOFF, ONCE AIRBORNE RUDDER BEGAN YAWING LEFT AND RIGHT AT ABOUT 1 HZ. CONTINUED YAWING LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT THE ENTIRE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT. LEVELED OFF AT 8000 FEET AND SLOWED TO 230 KN AND CONTINUE TO BRING THE SPEED BACK TO TRY TO KEEP AERODYNAMIC FORCES OFF OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER. TRIED TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE RIGHT RUDDER MANUALLY DID NULL THE OSCILLATIONS. TRIED THE LEFT RUDDER DID NOT AFFECT THE OSCILLATIONS. OSCILLATIONS CONTD WITH THE LEFT AUTO PILOT ENGAGED, DISENGAGED THE AUTO PILOT STILL NO EFFECT. SELECTED VNAV, SPEED, FLIGHT LEVEL CHANGE AND VERTICAL SPEED NO CHANGES. CONFIGURED THE FLAPS 1 AT 200 KN, NO CHANGE. FINALLY ON FINAL FULLY CONFIGURED AT 150 KN WAS ABLE TO PUT PRESSURE ON A RUDDER NULLED OUT THE ISOLATIONS. LANDED SAFELY. NO EICAS THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO YAW DAMPER, RUDDER RATIO, ETC. NO INDICATIONS OF CAUSE OF FAILURE. ***EMERGENCY DECLARED***