SDR AU981614

Service difficulty report · Wheel · Bag JETSTM3201

Difficulty date
December 6, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3201
Part
Wheel
Part number
AM52688
Condition
Out Of Balance
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
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

(AUS) DURING TAKEOFF AND LANDING, SEVERE NOSE WHEEL VIBRATION WAS FELT. AT TAXI, THE VIBRATION STOPPED. BOTH WHEELS WERE INSPECTED AND WHEEL S/N QQ001 WAS FOUND OUT OF BALANCE BY 060 AND 030 GRAMS AT DIFFERENT 'CLOCK' POSITIONS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND AN INTERNAL VULCANIZED BALANCE PATCH HAD COME LOOSE INSIDE TIRE AND ALSO THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY LEAD WEIGHTS. PART TC: 8,561.