Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
February 2, 2003
Submitted
February 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23567
Aircraft time
65,462 hours, 25,618 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Vibration
Location
Airframe
Stage of operation
AP
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

LAS - EMERGENCY LANDING - FLT 0048 - ON APPROACH INTO LAS EN ROUTE FROM DCA WITH FLAPS AT 5, LANDING GEAR DOWN, AND SPEED BRAKES ARMED, A VIBRATION DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT THE AIRCRAFT. HYDRAULICS AND ENGINE INDICATIONS APPEARED NORMAL, AND AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS NOT A PROBLEM, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND LANDED WITHOUT EVENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED FUSELAGE AND WINGS FOR LOOSE OR MISSING PANELS; INSPECTED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, FLAPS, LANDING GEAR, AND LANDING GEAR DOORS; INSPECTED THE TAIL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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