Service difficulty report · Lever · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
May 20, 2016
Submitted
May 20, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N684FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
802
Aircraft time
24,457 hours, 13,525 cycles
Part
Lever
Condition
Excess Play
Location
Flap Fairing
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

HARMONIC VIBRATION LASTED FOR 1 MIN WENT AWAY FOR 10 SECONDS & THEN CAME BACK. VIBRATION WAS WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS, LEAST AT 290 KNOTS & BELOW. VIBRATION FREQUENCY WAS MEDIUM & ENTIRE AIRFRAME WAS SHAKING. DID NOT FEEL VIBE IN CONTROL COLUMN, NOR THROTTLES OR RUDDER PEDALS, VIBRATION INTENSITY WAS MILD TO MODERATE. DURING INSPECTION OF FAIRINGS WITH FLAPS & SLATS UP, FOUND RT NR 2 FAIRING WITH EXCESSIVE PLAY COMPARED TO OTHERS. DROPPED FLAPS TO INVESTIGATE & FOUND RT NR 2 OTBD FAIRING ROD & LEVER WITH EXCESSIVE PLAY. DURING COMPARING NR 2 RT WITH LT NR 2, FOUND LT NR 2 MISSING RETAINING BOLT, 2 SLEEVES, 2 WASHERS, NUT & COTTER PIN, REF IPC 27-51-51-03 ITEMS 10 - 50.

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