Passenger perception of vibration in aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	299644
Time
Date	199503
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	other other : other pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	299644
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	299813
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After arrival in rsw, company called us to inform us that a deplaning passenger called the FAA hotline to report a landing gear vibration after takeoff. None of the crew noticed anything unusual. Company maintenance control instructed us to enter a writeup of the report in the logbook, make a visual inspection of the landing gear and flaps, and sign off the discrepancy if normal. (Flight engineer's are a&P mechanics and authorized by company procedures to sign off discrepancies). The inspection was made by the flight engineer and captain and everything appeared normal. The logbook was signed off by the flight engineer and the results of the inspection/signoff were reported to company maintenance controller via telephone. Maintenance control told us that they had called the FAA back and the FAA was satisfied with our follow up to the hotline report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX PERCEPTION OF VIBRATION IN ACFT.

Narrative: AFTER ARR IN RSW, COMPANY CALLED US TO INFORM US THAT A DEPLANING PAX CALLED THE FAA HOTLINE TO RPT A LNDG GEAR VIBRATION AFTER TKOF. NONE OF THE CREW NOTICED ANYTHING UNUSUAL. COMPANY MAINT CTL INSTRUCTED US TO ENTER A WRITEUP OF THE RPT IN THE LOGBOOK, MAKE A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE LNDG GEAR AND FLAPS, AND SIGN OFF THE DISCREPANCY IF NORMAL. (FE'S ARE A&P MECHS AND AUTHORIZED BY COMPANY PROCS TO SIGN OFF DISCREPANCIES). THE INSPECTION WAS MADE BY THE FE AND CAPT AND EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL. THE LOGBOOK WAS SIGNED OFF BY THE FE AND THE RESULTS OF THE INSPECTION/SIGNOFF WERE RPTED TO COMPANY MAINT CTLR VIA TELEPHONE. MAINT CTL TOLD US THAT THEY HAD CALLED THE FAA BACK AND THE FAA WAS SATISFIED WITH OUR FOLLOW UP TO THE HOTLINE RPT.

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.