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An A319 flight crew experienced strong and increasing airframe vibration commencing shortly after takeoff in an aircraft with a history of vibration write ups. Attempts at quelling the vibration were unsuccessful so the crew elected to return to the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 866627 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200912 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff and clean up started to notice a vibration thought it was just the usual nose wheel snubber; however as we accelerated it became worse; shortly thereafter the flight attendants called on the interphone asked if we were aware of the very bad vibration. I said yes; I told her we would try a few adjustments to see if we could alleviate it. I then adjusted power; airspeed; vertical climb; checked engine vibration; flight control page etc.; saw nothing abnormal and the vibration continued to increase slightly more. We called departure and asked to return to departure airport due to a vibration. Severe vibration in the aft portion of the airplane was noticed by flight attendants; flight crew and passengers. I know this airplane has been written up several times for the same problem not sure what actions maintenance has done.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A319 flight crew experienced strong and increasing airframe vibration commencing shortly after takeoff in an aircraft with a history of vibration write ups. Attempts at quelling the vibration were unsuccessful so the crew elected to return to the departure airport.
Narrative: Shortly after takeoff and clean up started to notice a vibration thought it was just the usual nose wheel snubber; however as we accelerated it became worse; shortly thereafter the flight attendants called on the interphone asked if we were aware of the very bad vibration. I said yes; I told her we would try a few adjustments to see if we could alleviate it. I then adjusted power; airspeed; vertical climb; checked engine vibration; flight control page etc.; saw nothing abnormal and the vibration continued to increase slightly more. We called Departure and asked to return to departure airport due to a vibration. Severe vibration in the aft portion of the airplane was noticed by flight attendants; flight crew and passengers. I know this airplane has been written up several times for the same problem not sure what actions Maintenance has done.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.