Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
June 21, 2016
Submitted
June 24, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N111US
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1114
Aircraft time
45,915 hours, 26,549 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Part number
D5537131800000
Condition
Vibration
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CL
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. AIRFRAME VIBRATION ON HORIZONTAL AXIS FROM 20,800 TO 28,000 AT 330 KTS. RUDDER INPUT STOPPED VIBRATION. REPLICATED SEVERAL TIMES. SPOILERS AND ELEVATORS HAD NO EFFECT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RUDDER ATTACH FITTINGS NR 3 & NR 4, PN D5537131800200 AT RIB 5, RIB 6 AND RUDDER ATTACH FITTING NR 5 AT RIB 7, D5537131800000 IAW AMM 55-36-41-000-001-A. SEE AALA201606229011 FOR NR 3 AND NR 4 FITTINGS.

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