Service difficulty report · Isolator · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
October 15, 2005
Submitted
November 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N158AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23780
Aircraft time
57,766 hours, 40,589 cycles
Part
Isolator
Part number
LM321118V
Part serial
LK9579
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Engine Mount
Part time
10,504 hours, 6,516 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

LAX - AIR TURN BACK - FLT 425 - CREW REPORTED AFTER TAKEOFF VERY PRONOUNCED VIBRATION SHOOK THE AIRCRAFT FROM JUST AFTER ROTATION UNTIL POWER PULLED TO IDLE FOR FINAL DESCENT. AS AIRSPEED INCREASED, VIBRATION INCREASED. IN INTENSITY. CYCLED GEAR WITH NO NOTICABLE EFFECT. ALL ENGINE PARAMITERS WERE NORMAL. VIB INPS NEVER ROSE ABOVE 1.0. NO FLIGHT CONTROL ABNORMALITIES NOTICED. AIRCRAFT PERFORMED NORMALLY EXCEPT FOR VIBRATION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAX AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. **SUPP** AIRCRAFT WAS EXTENSIVELY TROUBLESHOT DUE TO PREVIOUS HISTORY. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING DISCOVERED ISOLATOR MOUNT COLLAPSED ON THE NR 1 ENGINE. ALSO DISCOVERED THE AFT MOUNT CONE BOLT ON THE NR 2 ENGINE TURNED TO ONE SIDE

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