Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Airbus A318111

Difficulty date
April 29, 2016
Submitted
May 10, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594EL
Make and model
Airbus A318111
Aircraft serial
2377
Aircraft time
30,874 hours, 23,338 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Condition
Vibration
Location
Lt Elevator
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

SEVERE ACFT VIBRATION FELT AT FL 290 WITH A SPEED OF APROX 290 KTS & THROUGHOUT 260 KTS VIBRATION STOPPED. IAW TSM 05-50-00-810-801-A IDENTIFICATION OF THE CAUSE OF INFLIGHT AIRFRAME VIBRATIONS & OR NOISES WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW TSM TASK 27-30-00-810-850-A. AIRFRAME VIBRATION DUE TO THE ELEVATOR WAS ACCOMPLISHED. IAW AMM TASK 27-34-00-200-001-A, CHECK OF THE ELEVATOR SERVO CONTROLS & HINGE BEARINGS FOR EXCESSIVE PLAY & CONDITION WAS ACCOMPLISHED. IAW AMM TASK 55-16-42-000-001 & 55-16-42-400-001-A THE HINGE ARM END FITTINGS 1 - 6 ON LT ELEVATOR WERE REPLACED & OPERATIONAL TEST WAS SATISFACTORY.

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