Narrative:

Found a 2 inch X 2 inch hole in left wing root fairing at gso contract maintenance repaired hole with tape and signed aircraft log. Preflight of aircraft revealed no other discrepancies. On climb out of gso (approximately 3000 ft MSL) flight attendant called cockpit to alert us to an unusual noise in cabin. After aircraft was established in the climb we called her back but she said noise was gone. Uneventful cruising flight with the exception of a short duration of moderate turbulence. Approximately 5 NM southwest of csn VOR with autoplt coupled I noticed a low rumbling accompanied with a severe vibration and getting worse. The autoplt was not able to hold straight and level so I disengaged it, reduced airspeed to 150 KTS and retrimmed. The captain, as a PNF, was trying to establish communication with dulles approach, as we briefly lost communications and navs. Shallow turns (10 degree bank) were used as steeper turns greatly increased the vibration. A no flap landing was made because we did not want to 'experiment' with other configns. An uneventful landing was made with no further difficulties. We did not take the flight attendant's comments on the noise lightly, and after learning that the noise went away, believe it was appropriate to continue to the destination. After landing we learned that the contract mechanic did not use 'high speed tape' but used silver duct tape. We had no idea that high speed tape was to be used for this type of repair and I had no idea there was a difference between the 2 types of tape.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOSS OF ACFT WING ROOT FAIRING.

Narrative: FOUND A 2 INCH X 2 INCH HOLE IN L WING ROOT FAIRING AT GSO CONTRACT MAINT REPAIRED HOLE WITH TAPE AND SIGNED ACFT LOG. PREFLT OF ACFT REVEALED NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES. ON CLBOUT OF GSO (APPROX 3000 FT MSL) FLT ATTENDANT CALLED COCKPIT TO ALERT US TO AN UNUSUAL NOISE IN CABIN. AFTER ACFT WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE CLB WE CALLED HER BACK BUT SHE SAID NOISE WAS GONE. UNEVENTFUL CRUISING FLT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SHORT DURATION OF MODERATE TURB. APPROX 5 NM SW OF CSN VOR WITH AUTOPLT COUPLED I NOTICED A LOW RUMBLING ACCOMPANIED WITH A SEVERE VIBRATION AND GETTING WORSE. THE AUTOPLT WAS NOT ABLE TO HOLD STRAIGHT AND LEVEL SO I DISENGAGED IT, REDUCED AIRSPD TO 150 KTS AND RETRIMMED. THE CAPT, AS A PNF, WAS TRYING TO ESTABLISH COM WITH DULLES APCH, AS WE BRIEFLY LOST COMS AND NAVS. SHALLOW TURNS (10 DEG BANK) WERE USED AS STEEPER TURNS GREATLY INCREASED THE VIBRATION. A NO FLAP LNDG WAS MADE BECAUSE WE DID NOT WANT TO 'EXPERIMENT' WITH OTHER CONFIGNS. AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS MADE WITH NO FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. WE DID NOT TAKE THE FLT ATTENDANT'S COMMENTS ON THE NOISE LIGHTLY, AND AFTER LEARNING THAT THE NOISE WENT AWAY, BELIEVE IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO CONTINUE TO THE DEST. AFTER LNDG WE LEARNED THAT THE CONTRACT MECH DID NOT USE 'HIGH SPD TAPE' BUT USED SILVER DUCT TAPE. WE HAD NO IDEA THAT HIGH SPD TAPE WAS TO BE USED FOR THIS TYPE OF REPAIR AND I HAD NO IDEA THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE BTWN THE 2 TYPES OF TAPE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.