Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 30, 2015
Submitted
May 8, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405NV
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49623
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Unknown
Condition
Vibration
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, FLIGHT ATTENDANT 2 & 4 REPORTED A RUBBER ODOR, BUT DISSIPATED. APPROX 40 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED EXCESSIVE NOISE & VIBRATION FROM ROW 33 & PROGRESSED AFT. ENG PARAMETERS WERE NOTED ON TREND AFTER AUTO-THROTTLES WERE TURNED OFF. POWER WAS SLIGHTLY REDUCED & FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED LESS VIBRATION & VIBRATION POINT WASN'T FELT UNTIL ROW 36 & AFT. PERFORM VIBRATION CHECK IAW AMM 72-00-05. TROUBLESHOOT STEPS 1 - 16, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED VIBRATION CHECK TROUBLESHOOTING STEPS 17 - 20. NR 1 ENG N1 AVG 1.8 MILS WITH SPIKES TO 2.7 MILS, N2 AVG WAS 1.0 MILS WITH SPIKES TO 1.4 MILS. NR 2 ENG N1 AVG 1.2 MILS WITH SPIKES TO 1.5 MILS, N2 AVG WAS 1.0 MILS WITH SPIKES TO 1.3 MILS. VIBRATION CHECK, TROUBLESHOOTING COMPLETED. VIBRATION WITHIN LIMITS IAW AMM 72-00-05.

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