SDR 4101

Service difficulty report · Tire · Beech B300

Difficulty date
August 16, 2004
Submitted
September 10, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N350NY
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL283
Aircraft time
1,980 hours, 2,724 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A6
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
301361311
Part serial
31530173
Condition
Grooved
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PROBLEM FOUND DURING NORMAL WORN TIRE REPLACEMENT. CORD (WIRE LIKE MATERIAL) WAS NOT DEEP ENOUGH IN THE RUBBER OF THE TIRE SEAT AREA WHICH LEFT A GROOVE (MIRROR IMAGE OF THE CORD) IN THE NR 4 MAIN WHEEL RIMS (INNER AND OUTER HALVES). THE GROOVES COVERED A THIRD OF THE DIAMETER OF THE WHEEL RIMS TO A MAX DEPTH OF JUST UNDER .018 INCH. BECAUSE OF THE LENGTH OF THE GROOVES, THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. (WHEEL P/N 101-8001-47).

More about the Beech B300