Service difficulty report · Tire · Beech B300

Difficulty date
June 29, 2007
Submitted
July 5, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5XM
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL115
Engine
Pwa PT6*
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
265F868
Part serial
31691113
Condition
Unbalanced
Location
Nlg
Part time
408 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED A NOSE SHIMMY, UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE MFG BALANCE WEIGHT HAD COME LOOSE. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THIS TYPE FOR THE OPERATOR. (K)

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