What was found
VIBRATION AT M .80, INCREASES WITH AIRSPEED, AND LEFT TURNS, STAYS THE SAME WITH SPOILERS EXTENDED. FOUND NUTPLATES ON TAIL CONE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. NUTPLATES ALLOWED TAIL CONE TO VIBRATE.
- Difficulty date
- July 19, 2001
- Submitted
- July 31, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7275U
- Make and model
- Boeing 727222
- Aircraft serial
- 21422
- Aircraft time
- 65,843 hours, 37,893 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Nut Plate
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Tail Cone
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.