What was found
DIVERTED TO JAX DUE TO AN EXTREME VIBRATION. REPLACED ALL RUDDER HINGE BEARINGS AND ALL ELEV HINGE BEARINGS. TEST FLIGHT NORMAL, NO VIBRATION NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- July 20, 2008
- Submitted
- July 28, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N446UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 834
- Aircraft time
- 34,351 hours, 13,469 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.