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Vibration of aircraft after takeoff very severe preventing climb and making flight control difficult. Flight crew continued ahead to nearest suitable airport with priority handling.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 162586 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199011 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vij airport : tov |
| State Reference | VI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : vij |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 162586 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After taking off from virgin gorda, bvi, we felt a severe vibration. We looked at the engine parameters and everything was in the green. We started to reduce power separately to see which engine it was, but the vibration continued. We were only able to climb to 500' MSL, and I told the captain I was going to land in tortola, bvi, a very close and more suitable airport for an emergency landing than virgin gorda. We landed on runway 25 in tortola asking for priority. After we landed we discovered that a leading edge wing cover had been ripped off (left wing) and it was creating too much drag and disturbing all the air flow. The only way I could maintain wings level was with a full right aileron deflection, full right aileron and rudder trim. That was how I landed the aircraft. It seemed that no screws at all were holding that cover because none of the holes were, or seemed to be, ripped off by the screws. I think, I'm not sure, that these aircraft went through an inspection on the past days.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: VIBRATION OF ACFT AFTER TKOF VERY SEVERE PREVENTING CLIMB AND MAKING FLT CTL DIFFICULT. FLT CREW CONTINUED AHEAD TO NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT WITH PRIORITY HANDLING.
Narrative: AFTER TAKING OFF FROM VIRGIN GORDA, BVI, WE FELT A SEVERE VIBRATION. WE LOOKED AT THE ENG PARAMETERS AND EVERYTHING WAS IN THE GREEN. WE STARTED TO REDUCE PWR SEPARATELY TO SEE WHICH ENG IT WAS, BUT THE VIBRATION CONTINUED. WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO CLB TO 500' MSL, AND I TOLD THE CAPT I WAS GOING TO LAND IN TORTOLA, BVI, A VERY CLOSE AND MORE SUITABLE ARPT FOR AN EMER LNDG THAN VIRGIN GORDA. WE LANDED ON RWY 25 IN TORTOLA ASKING FOR PRIORITY. AFTER WE LANDED WE DISCOVERED THAT A LEADING EDGE WING COVER HAD BEEN RIPPED OFF (LEFT WING) AND IT WAS CREATING TOO MUCH DRAG AND DISTURBING ALL THE AIR FLOW. THE ONLY WAY I COULD MAINTAIN WINGS LEVEL WAS WITH A FULL RIGHT AILERON DEFLECTION, FULL RIGHT AILERON AND RUDDER TRIM. THAT WAS HOW I LANDED THE ACFT. IT SEEMED THAT NO SCREWS AT ALL WERE HOLDING THAT COVER BECAUSE NONE OF THE HOLES WERE, OR SEEMED TO BE, RIPPED OFF BY THE SCREWS. I THINK, I'M NOT SURE, THAT THESE ACFT WENT THROUGH AN INSPECTION ON THE PAST DAYS.
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.