Service difficulty report · Elevator · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
October 13, 2026
Submitted
October 19, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918US
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6443
Aircraft time
36,707 hours, 15,067 cycles
Part
Elevator
Condition
Vibration
Location
Zone 300 - Stabs
Stage of operation
DE
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 DESCENT AT 290 AND SLOWING WITH AIRCRAFT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WHEN SPEED BRAKES WERE GREATER THAN 1/2. COULD NOT USE SPEED BRAKES GREATER THAN 1/2 DUE TO MODERATE VIBRATION - MAINTENANCE HAS ISOLATED THE SOURCE TO THE ELEVATORS. OPEN

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