Service difficulty report · Servo Control · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 16, 2011
Submitted
October 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
842
Aircraft time
43,597 hours, 17,791 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Servo Control
Part number
31075270
Part serial
133144
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MOD - TO HEAVY MOD VIBRATION FELT DURING CLIMB 339IAS. FL250 CLIMBING VIBRATION CAME ON ABRUPTLY AND FELT AS IF SOMETHING WAS GOING TO COME OFF. AFT FLT ATTENDANT THOUGHT IT WAS SEVERE, 100 TIMES STRONGER THAN ANYTHING SHE HAS EVER FELT. OPBLM FIELDS. SAMC TEXT: CREW UPDATE; VIBRATION STOPPED AFTER SLOWING BELOW 320KTS AND LEVELING OFF. STAYING AT FL240.

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