Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A318111

Difficulty date
July 9, 2013
Submitted
July 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803FR
Make and model
Airbus A318111
Aircraft serial
2017
Aircraft time
33,971 hours, 17,824 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Vibration
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

AIR TURN BACK DUE TO SEVERE AIRFRAME VIBRATION. BEGAN AT 25,500 FT AND AROUND 330 KIAS. DID NOT STOP UNTIL SPEED MANUALLY FLOWN LESS THAN 300 KIAS. EMERGENY DECLARED. R & R LT AND RT ELEVATOR ATTACH HARDWARE AND BEARINGS REF AMM 27-34-41, PAGE BLOCK 401. R & R LT AND RT ELEVATOR A FRAME BEARINGS REF AMM 55-16-42, PAGE BLOCK 401. ADJUSTED LT AND RT ELEVATORS TO 0.5 DEGRESS NOSE UP. REF AMM 27-34-00-820-003-B01, NON-ROUTINE 110308.

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