SDR MALA060070

Service difficulty report · Unknown · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
February 14, 2006
Submitted
March 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27XJ
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
340A027
Aircraft time
44,751 hours, 49,780 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Vibration
Location
Unknown
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

CREW REPORTED AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION IN CRUISE FLIGHT. AFTER DEBRIEFING THE CREW, THE ONSET OF THE VIBRATION WAS DURING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT AND AT 210KTS. THEY WERE NOT IN ICING CONDITIONS, THERE WAS NO TURBULANCE, A/P AND YAW DAMPNERS ENGAGED, CONDITION LEVERS AT 1270 AND TG AT 75%. NO EFFECT OF DISCONNECTING THE AUTOPILOT. NO AHARS PROBLEMS AND DID NOT CHANGE WITH POWER LEVER MOVEMENTS. AIR RETURN TO MEM. RAN ENGINES ONE AT A TIME AND FOUND LITTLE TO NO VIBRATION IN THIS RANGE. REPLACED ONE DAMAGED RIVET IN RT NLG DOOR TEFLON STRIP AND REPAIRED A DEICE BOOT PATCH ON RT INBD LEADING EDGE. TEST FLIGHT IS REQUESTED.

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