Service difficulty report · Panel · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
May 4, 2014
Submitted
May 5, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N276AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
375
Aircraft time
61,250 hours, 8,582 cycles
Part
Panel
Part number
974A020003
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APPROX 2 HOURS AFTER TAKEOFF, LOUD VIBRATING NOISE REPORTED ROW 13 ACFT RT. NOISE APPEARED COMING FROM OVERHEAD POSITION & FELT OVERHEAD & IN FLOOR BELOW. NOISE IS HIGH PITCHED & CONSTANT, GETTING LOUDER AT 4:50 INTO FLIGHT. FOUND INSPECTION PANEL ON PACK 2 PLENUM CHAMBER TO BE MISSING FROM ITS PROPER INSTALLATION. REINSTALLED WITH NEW HARDWARE.

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