# SDR C8GA20040001

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 3, 2004
- Submitted: February 6, 2004
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N899AA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N899AA), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 727223
- Aircraft serial: 22015
- Aircraft time: 55,442 hours, 30,260 cycles
- System (JASC): [5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5753)
- Part: Tension Spring
- Condition: Weak
- Location: Te Flap
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: E
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20040001

## Discrepancy

DURING CLIMBOUT, KIAS 225 A/C EXPERIENCE AIRFRAME VIB.  ADVISED CCIA FLT FOLLOWING & ATC OF PROBLEM & AIR TURNBACK.  NO EMERGENCY ACTION TAKEN & A/C LANDED W/O INCIDENT.  A/C INSPECTED & FOUND INBRD FLAPS ECCENTRICS NUT MISSING.  REPLACED & ADJUST ECCENTRICS PER B727 MM.  INSPECTED ALL FLT SURFACES, NO DEFECTS NOTED.  A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.   DURING CLIMB, KIAS 225 NOTED AIRFRAME VIB MORE THAN PREVIOUS FLT. INFORMED CCIA FLT FOLLOWING, NOTIFIED ATC & A/C DIVERTED & LANDED W/O INCIDENT. A/C INSPECTED PER B727 MM INFLT VIBRATION TROUBLESHOOTING & FOUND A WEAK TENSION SPRING ON RT INBRD AFT FLAP. REPLACED TENSION SPRING IAW MM. LAF ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY, NO VIB NOTED. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)

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