Service difficulty report · Elevator System · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
September 6, 2026
Submitted
September 11, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N109UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1065
Aircraft time
75,481 hours, 38,609 cycles
Part
Elevator System
Condition
Vibration
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 WAS GROUNDED: ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT, WHEN PASSING FL260 AND DOING 335 KNOTS, THERE WAS AN EXTREME VIBRATION FELT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT. ENGINE VIBRATIONS WERE LOW AND NORMAL. FLIGHT CONTROL PAGE SHOWED NO FLIGHT CONTROLS OUT OF NORMAL RANGE. WHEEL PAGE SHOWED NOGEAR DOORS OPEN. WE SLOWED OUR AIRSPEED TO M.75 AND AS WE LEVELED AT FL300 THE VIBRATION STOPPED. WE SUBSEQUENTLY INCREASED OURSPEED TO M.77 AND THE VIBRATION DID NOT RETURN. (OPEN)

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