Service difficulty report · Rod End · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 21, 2010
Submitted
September 7, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
613
Aircraft time
49,139 hours, 17,859 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Rod End
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Rudder
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

TAIL VIBRATION, RTFL. CLIMBING THRU FL310 .75M FELT MODERATE TAIL VIBRATION. SLOWED TO .7M VIBRATION WAS LESS BUT DIDN'T DISAPPEAR. INCREASED SPEED BACK TO .75M VIBRATION RETURNED. REDUCED SPEED TO 250 KIAS FOR RETURN TO DEPARTURE. VIBRATION VERIFIED BY CREW IN AFT CABIN. ACP REVIEW OF VIBRATION SURVEY FOUND RUDDER AND ELEV WITH HIGHEST SCORE. CHECKED PLAY AND RIG OF ALL FOUR ELEVATOR SERVOS. ALL GOOD. FOUND ALL THREE RUDDER ROD END PLAY CHECKS OUT OF LIMITS.

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