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A321 captain reported major airframe vibration on climbout.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1649665 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201901 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Airframe Composite Structure |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Climbing through 25;000 feet; we experienced major airframe vibration. The first officer was the pilot flying and disconnected autopilot and autothrust; reduced power; until vibration subsided. (Around 300 KIAS) I decided to return to ZZZ. We did not exceed 250 knots for the remainder of the flight and no more vibration occurred. Submitted vibration form and made entry into the maintenance log. I was unable to look at the flight control page during the event; but suspected it may have had been associated with the elevator based on the vibration sensation being somewhat vertical.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A321 Captain reported major airframe vibration on climbout.
Narrative: Climbing through 25;000 feet; we experienced major airframe vibration. The First Officer was the Pilot Flying and disconnected autopilot and autothrust; reduced power; until vibration subsided. (Around 300 KIAS) I decided to return to ZZZ. We did not exceed 250 knots for the remainder of the flight and no more vibration occurred. Submitted vibration form and made entry into the Maintenance Log. I was unable to look at the flight control page during the event; but suspected it may have had been associated with the elevator based on the vibration sensation being somewhat vertical.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.