Service difficulty report · Tire · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
November 30, 2000
Submitted
January 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
9,197 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
301392641
Condition
Separated
Location
Inner Lining
Component
Nose Wheel Asse · Bfgoodrich · 31481CHG
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORT THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THEY EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION. THEY COMPLETED CCT & RETURNED TO AN A.M.O. FACILITY. NOSE OF A/C WAS RAISED & NOSE WHEEL WAS MANUAL SPUN. MAINT FOUND NOSE WHEEL BEARING WAS NOT CORRECTLY PRELOADED CAUSING TIRE TO SPIN CONTINUOUSLY. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT TIRE WAS ABNORMALLY OUT OF ROUND & THAT ONCE WHEEL STOPPED SPINNING A TUMBLING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM WITHIN TIRE ASSY. WHEEL WAS REMOVED & DISASSEMBLED. FACTORY BALANCE W8 (1.83 OZ.) FOUND DETACHED & FREE TO FLOAT WITHIN TIRE ASSY CAUSING AN IMBALANCE CONDITION ON NOSE GEAR. WHEEL ASSY WAS REPLACED & A/C WAS RT-SRV.