Service difficulty report · Tube · Cessna 207

Difficulty date
August 18, 2003
Submitted
September 4, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 207
Aircraft time
11,618 hours
Engine
Cont IO520D
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
600X6
Condition
Pinched
Location
Nlg Tire
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A SHIMMY IN THE AIRFRAME WHILE TAKING OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STOPPED AND SHUTDOWN THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE WHEEL WAS FOUND TO BE FLAT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. THE FLAT NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS DISASSEMBLED AND THE TUBE WAS FOUND PINCHED ALONG ITS CENTRE LINE ADJACENT TO THE TIRE CENTRE LINE. IT APPEARS THAT THE BALANCE WEIGHT ATTACHED INSIDE THE TIRE WAS WHAT CAUSED THE TUBE FAILURE.

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