A320 crew had moderate airframe vibration in ZZZ class a airspace.

Attributes
ACN	483301
Time
Date	200008
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 39000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	483301
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 4.5
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Just prior to our descent, moderate vibration was encountered near the wing that joins the fuselage area of the aircraft. Flight attendants came to cockpit to inform us of the severity of vibration. Persons in affected area could barely stay in their seats. Flight attendants could barely stand and walk in affected area. Upon inspection, I was told that 3 loose screws were found on fuselage panels. Ferried to maintenance base where I was told that seals between wing root and fuselage were torn and missing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 CREW HAD MODERATE AIRFRAME VIBRATION IN ZZZ CLASS A AIRSPACE.

Narrative: JUST PRIOR TO OUR DSCNT, MODERATE VIBRATION WAS ENCOUNTERED NEAR THE WING THAT JOINS THE FUSELAGE AREA OF THE ACFT. FLT ATTENDANTS CAME TO COCKPIT TO INFORM US OF THE SEVERITY OF VIBRATION. PERSONS IN AFFECTED AREA COULD BARELY STAY IN THEIR SEATS. FLT ATTENDANTS COULD BARELY STAND AND WALK IN AFFECTED AREA. UPON INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD THAT 3 LOOSE SCREWS WERE FOUND ON FUSELAGE PANELS. FERRIED TO MAINT BASE WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT SEALS BTWN WING ROOT AND FUSELAGE WERE TORN AND MISSING.

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.