Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
February 12, 2015
Submitted
February 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
267
Aircraft time
385 hours, 18,905 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9*
Part
Engine
Condition
Vibration
Location
Nr 2
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

ON TAKEOFF, ACFT STARTED VIBRATING VERY BADLY. FELT MORE LIKE AN AIRFRAME FLUTTER RATHER THAN ENG VIBRATION. CHECKED ENG PAGE, ALL NORMAL. CLIMBING THROUGH 2500' PULLED THROTTLES BACK & FLUTTER DECREASED. AS SPEED STARTED TO INCREASE FLUTTER INCREASED. SLOWED ACFT, TOLD DEPARTURE WE WANTED TO RETURN. KEPT SPEED AT 180 KTS ALL THE WAY BACK. LANDED WITH NO OTHER ISSUES. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENG ASSY IAW W/C 44T0102-2.

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