A300 crew had airframe vibration and #1 engine vibration in ZMA caribbean oceanic airspace.

Attributes
ACN	574794
Time
Date	200302
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zma.artcc
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc tower : stl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 3.75 flight attendant time total : 3.75
ASRS Report	574794
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 1-2-3
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Takeoff was normal. During cruise as the flight attendant galley, I felt same vibration when standing doing the beverage service in the aft galley and in the back on both sides of the plane. The captain called to the back and wanted to know if we smelled, heard, or felt abnormal aircraft movement, vibrations, etc. We told (flight attendant #2 and #4) what we felt, and he had the rest of the crew come to the back to see what we found. The first officer and the captain never came back to investigate themselves. After 20 mins or so, the captain informed crew that we were heading back to mia, because of vibration in the tail wing and a problem with left engine. We returned without evacuate/evacuation of any type or any incident to crew or passenger.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 CREW HAD AIRFRAME VIBRATION AND #1 ENG VIBRATION IN ZMA CARIBBEAN OCEANIC AIRSPACE.

Narrative: TKOF WAS NORMAL. DURING CRUISE AS THE FLT ATTENDANT GALLEY, I FELT SAME VIBRATION WHEN STANDING DOING THE BEVERAGE SVC IN THE AFT GALLEY AND IN THE BACK ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PLANE. THE CAPT CALLED TO THE BACK AND WANTED TO KNOW IF WE SMELLED, HEARD, OR FELT ABNORMAL ACFT MOVEMENT, VIBRATIONS, ETC. WE TOLD (FLT ATTENDANT #2 AND #4) WHAT WE FELT, AND HE HAD THE REST OF THE CREW COME TO THE BACK TO SEE WHAT WE FOUND. THE FO AND THE CAPT NEVER CAME BACK TO INVESTIGATE THEMSELVES. AFTER 20 MINS OR SO, THE CAPT INFORMED CREW THAT WE WERE HEADING BACK TO MIA, BECAUSE OF VIBRATION IN THE TAIL WING AND A PROB WITH L ENG. WE RETURNED WITHOUT EVAC OF ANY TYPE OR ANY INCIDENT TO CREW OR PAX.

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.