Service difficulty report · Structure · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
September 21, 2004
Submitted
September 27, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1049
Aircraft time
19,721 hours, 7,620 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Mlg Door
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

ON CLIMB-OUT OF PHX EN ROUTE TO RNO AT FL 200, FELT STRONG AIRFRAME VIBRATION ASSOCIATED WITH A WITH A LOAD RUMBLE, REDUCED SPEED FROM 340 KTS TO 320 KTS AND VIBRATION WENT AWAY, LANDING LIGHTS RETRACTED AT FL 100. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ELEVATOR FREE PLAY CHECK; LT AND RT ELEVATOR SERVOS ARE WITHIN LIMITS. FOUND RT MLG RAMP DOOR MAIN ATTACH POINT HOLES ELONGATED CAUSING DOOR TO VIBRATE, REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MLG RAMP DOOR ASSEMBLY IAW T/C R4M32308. ALSO, REPLACED BUSHING ON LT MLG FIXED DOOR LOWER ATTACH POINT, OPERATIONAL TEST AND CLEARANCE CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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