Service difficulty report · Antenna · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
March 8, 2012
Submitted
April 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
989
Aircraft time
43,533 hours, 17,637 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Antenna
Condition
Noisy
Location
Nr 1 Vhf
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

F/A REPORTS LOUD PRESSURE LEAK AT FWD JUMPSEAT, LOUDEST MIDWAY BETWEEN 1L AND 1R. FLT ATTD NOTICED A HUM AT 10,000 FT, WHEN SHE GOT THE 2 DINGS FROM FLT DECK, THAT ITS OK FOR HER TO GET UP. SITTING DOWN SHE COULD NOT HEAR THE HUM. HUM IS COMING FROM TOP OF A-C, BY 2000VU CB PNL. HUM WENT AWAY AS AIRCRAFT SPEEDED UP. SHE SAID, THAT IT WAS THE LOUDEST AT CTR OF A-C AND GOT LESS AS YOU WENT TO DOOR 1L AND 1R. IT DID NOT SOUND LIKE A DOOR LEAK. NUMBER ONE VHF ANTENNA GIVES HOWL FROM CF0315. NOISE NOTICEABLE BTWN 240-270 KNOTS 35,000FT. REPLACED THE NR 1 (TOP) VHF ANTENNA IAW AMM.

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