<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1163291, April 2014

A319 first officer experiences severe airframe vibration climbing through FL240 on a ferry flight. The vibration appears to be coming from the tail of the aircraft and the crew elects to return to the departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	1163291
Time
Date	201404
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZHU.ARTCC
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Horizontal Stabilizer
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 62 Flight Crew Total 13500 Flight Crew Type 450
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

In climb through FL240 at .76 mach; severe airframe vibration from tail started. Because there were no passengers; I visually inspected the wings and saw no indication of airframe vibration. Then I walked to aft galley where the vibration was so strong I almost lost my footing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 First Officer experiences severe airframe vibration climbing through FL240 on a ferry flight. The vibration appears to be coming from the tail of the aircraft and the crew elects to return to the departure airport.

Narrative: In climb through FL240 at .76 Mach; severe airframe vibration from tail started. Because there were no passengers; I visually inspected the wings and saw no indication of airframe vibration. Then I walked to Aft Galley where the vibration was so strong I almost lost my footing.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.