Service difficulty report · Structure · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
February 1, 2003
Submitted
February 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N367DH
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
265
Part
Structure
Condition
Vibration
Location
Aileron
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

CONTINUOUS MODERATE AIRFRAME VIBRATION WHEN ABOVE FLIGHT LEVEL 200 AND 250 KIAS. EMERGENCY DECLARED. RETURNED TO LAX. SUSPECT ALL-SPEED AILERONS. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENTS ON BOTH ALL-SPEED AILERONS IAW 27-10-00. GROUND OPS CHECKED GOOD AT THIS TIME. RT FUEL JETTISON VALVE FAILED TO OPEN ON PRIMARY SYSTEM. VALVE OPENED USING SECONDARY SYSTEM. CHECKED PER M/M 28-31-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OK FOR SERVICE. OVERWEIGHT LANDING AT 298,000 LBS. PERFORMED OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION IAW MM 05-51-11. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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