Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
October 23, 2019
Submitted
January 9, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1051
Aircraft time
55,346 hours, 32,442 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Condition
Worn
Location
Zone 300
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED: VERTICAL VIBRATION DURING CLIMB THROUGH FL190 AT SPEEDS ABOVE 315 KTS, SLOWING DOWN IMPROVED IT. NOT PRESENT DURING DESCENT. OAT6C DURING CLIMB. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW HINGE FITTING (#5) AND HARDWARE ON #2 FITTING. SEE AALA201910289025 ***SUPPLEMENTAL ACTION: SECT.4, AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED***

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