Service difficulty report · Winglet · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
July 10, 2026
Submitted
July 15, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N343RY
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
44467
Aircraft time
17,797 hours, 6,529 cycles
Part
Winglet
Condition
Vibration
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: VIBRATION STARTED ABOVE FL310. INITIALLY NOTED AS A RUMBLE IN 5E FLOOR BOARD THEN FELT IN SEAT. AT FL390, MACH.79 WAS ITS GREATEST INTENSITY. WALKED BACK TO MID CABIN AND COULD STILL BE FELT IN THE FLOOR. DESCENDED TO FL340 AND VIBS PERSISTED (NO WIND,SAT -38 /+14 ISA, TAT -10. L/R ENGINE VIB .3. SLOWED TO .76 AND DEPLOYED SPEED BRAKES TO TEST, NO CHANGE. STILL FELT VIBES AT FL290 AT 290KIAS. LEVEL AT FL240 VIBS ENDED. DECESION MADE TO RETURN TO DFW, AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED REPLACED LT WINGLET PER E.A. 377106.

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