Service difficulty report · Unknown · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
December 15, 2010
Submitted
December 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585VC
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258585
Aircraft time
4,510 hours, 2,725 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Unknown
Condition
Vibration
Location
Wings
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ACFT EXPERIENCED A WINGTIP VIBRATION OF APPROX 24" AMPLITUDE AND 3-PER-SECOND FREQUENCY AT BOTH WINGTIPS. THIS EVENT LASTED FOR A DURATION OF APPROX 15-20 SECONDS DURING DESCENT THROUGH FL330 AT MACH 0.78 AND RELATIVELY LIGHT ACFT LOAD. THIS EVENT WAS INDUCED BY PENETRATION OF LIGHT TURBULENCE. REDUCTION OF POWER AND DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBRAKES WITH ATTENDANT DECELERATION HALTED THE EVENT. THIS ACFT IS EQUIPPED WITH BLENDED WINGLETS (STC ST01411SE).