Service difficulty report · Tire · Beech B200

Difficulty date
March 11, 2001
Submitted
March 28, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
5,036 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
301392641
Condition
Imbalanced
Location
Mlg
Part time
460 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) SEVERE VIBRATION WAS FELT ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. NOSE WHEEL REMOVED AND UNABLE TO BALANCE. UPON TIRE REMOVAL AN INTERNAL BALANCE PATCH WAS FOUND UNATTACHED. THIS TIRE WAS PURCHASED NEW IS A GOODYEAR P/N 301-392-641, S/N 91851436 WAS INSTALLED ON OCT 06/2000 AND HAD ACCUMULATED A TOTAL OF 460 LANDINGS. A NEW TIRE WAS MOUNTED BALANCED AND INSTALLED WITH NO VIBRATION NOTED ON THE NEXT FLIGHT.

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