Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
August 29, 2023
Submitted
August 30, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N136UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0819
Aircraft time
25,394 hours, 15,770 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Part serial
UNKNOWN
Condition
Vibration
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:NA*ATB* CLIMBING THRU 30,100 A/C BEGAN TO SHAKE. FELT LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM THE TAIL. SLOWED DOWN FROM 302 TO 290. THEN 280 KTS. LEVEL AT FL 320, VIBRATION LESSENED BUT DIDNT DISSIPATE COMPLETELY. DESCENDING THROUGH 14,500 VIBRATION INCREASED AND COULD BE FELT THROUGH RUDDERS AND CRTL COLUMNFOUND RUDDER WOULD MOVE AND CHATTER WITH YAW DAMP SYS 1 ENGAGE REMOVED AND REPLACED YAW DAMP ACTUATOR IAW AMM 22-23-22 OPS 2 LH CK GOOD REF LP 639185 ITEM #3

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