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FA10 flight crew climbing through FL380 reported severe airframe vibration of unknown origin; so they declared an emergency and diverted to a nearby airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1050787 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201211 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Falcon 10/100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 500 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Routine; uneventful climb up to FL380 on way to FL400 in no turbulence when several waves of rather severe vibration occurred thought airframe. Not able to [isolate] source; but reduction of power and airspeed improved situation; yet phenomenon reoccurred. Requested an emergency descent to lower flight level; finding things 'smoothed out' at FL350. Cleared to FL300 where we reported critical situation had resolved and emergency did not currently exist; yet passengers understandably did not what to continue flight in that aircraft. So; we requested 'normal' handling for a landing at [a nearby airport]. Uneventful descent and landing there.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FA10 flight crew climbing through FL380 reported severe airframe vibration of unknown origin; so they declared an emergency and diverted to a nearby airport.
Narrative: Routine; uneventful climb up to FL380 on way to FL400 in no turbulence when several waves of rather severe vibration occurred thought airframe. Not able to [isolate] source; but reduction of power and airspeed improved situation; yet phenomenon reoccurred. Requested an emergency descent to lower flight level; finding things 'smoothed out' at FL350. Cleared to FL300 where we reported critical situation had resolved and emergency did not currently exist; yet passengers understandably did not what to continue flight in that aircraft. So; we requested 'normal' handling for a landing at [a nearby airport]. Uneventful descent and landing there.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.