SDR 95ZZZX3087

Service difficulty report · Tire · Mtsbsi MU2B40

Difficulty date
March 9, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N458BB
Make and model
Mtsbsi MU2B40
Aircraft serial
458SA
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
850T061
Condition
Bal Wt Loose
Location
Mlg
Part time
175 hours
Component
Goodyearaero · 401403
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT COMPLAINED OF MAIN WHEEL SHIMMY AFTER TAKEOFF. ATTEMPTS TO STATIC BALANCE WHEEL ASSY FAILED. BALANCE MARK WOULD CHANGE WITH ROTATION. DISASSEMBLED WHEEL ASSY AND FOUND MFG BALANCE PAD LOOSE IN TIRE. REPLACED TIRE. WHEEL BALANCED SATISFACTORY. THIS IS THE THIRD TIRE WE FOUND THIS ON. ALL TIRES MFG IN 1992.