Rudders?

[mavsfan31]

While I'm at the airport, I sometimes see the rudder all the way to the left. This only seems to occur while the plane is completely shut off.

Why are they like this?

 

[sdfcvoh]

Its hard to say, but my guess is that the plane came to a stop with the rudder pedal still fully depressed. Best way to check if that is the case is to see if the nose wheel is pointing a direction other than straight ahead.

 

[awacs94]

On a Cessna the nosewheel could be turned and stopped at an angle. That would cause the rudder to become deflected.

 

[SFCC/UND]

Are you talking about MD-80 airplanes?