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An E145 diverted to the nearest suitable airport when the aircraft developed an unexplained vibrations and flight control buffet.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 866984 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201001 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
On climbout at approximately 15;000 ft noticed a moderate vibration of the control column. Vibration seemed like it could be some sort of flutter or buffet. Pitch changes seemed to increase the vibration and anti-ice operation did little to mitigate the problem. Maintenance gave us our discretion to proceed to our destination. Neither the captain or myself felt comfortable continuing for another hour with the existing problem so we elected to divert to a nearby airport based on its closeness; and availability of international facilities. An uneventful landing was made and another aircraft was ferried in to complete the flight to our original destination.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An E145 diverted to the nearest suitable airport when the aircraft developed an unexplained vibrations and flight control buffet.
Narrative: On climbout at approximately 15;000 FT noticed a moderate vibration of the control column. Vibration seemed like it could be some sort of flutter or buffet. Pitch changes seemed to increase the vibration and anti-ice operation did little to mitigate the problem. Maintenance gave us our discretion to proceed to our destination. Neither the Captain or myself felt comfortable continuing for another hour with the existing problem so we elected to divert to a nearby airport based on its closeness; and availability of international facilities. An uneventful landing was made and another aircraft was ferried in to complete the flight to our original destination.
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.