SDR ABXA040298

Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
August 24, 2004
Submitted
August 30, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N774AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
22789
Aircraft time
44,373 hours, 36,639 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680A
Part
Structure
Condition
Vibration
Location
Airframe
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 HAD AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION. COCKPIT WAS OSCILLATING UP AND DOWN APPROXIMATELY 3 CYCLES IAW SECOND. SLOWED AC TO 280 KIAS, NO CHANGE. AFTER TRANSITION TO MACH NR, OSCILLATION ABATED AS THE IAS DECREASED THROUGH 270 KNOTS. ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. VIBRATION WAS EVIDENT IN SEAT AND FLOOR OF COCKPIT. NO OSCILLATION/VIBRATION WAS FELT IN THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. ALTITUDE WAS 11,000 FEET THROUGH FL330. AT CRUISE, FL 350, .8A M, VIBRATION IS NOT NOTICEABLE. VISUAL INSP OF HORIZ, STAB JACKSCREW AND SURROUNDING AREA, NO DEFECTS NOTED. RAN STAB THROUGH FULL RANGE OF MOVEMENT. CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED MXSP TEST 68. STAB CHECK GOOD. FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT PERFORMED. ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED GOOD.