Service difficulty report · Tire · Bag JETSTM3212

Difficulty date
April 16, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3212
Aircraft time
13,358 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33112UHR
Propeller
Rotol R333482F12
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
600X68PR
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Part time
390 hours
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) PILOT VERBALLY REPORTED MINOR VIBRATIONS ORIGINATING FROM THE NLG FOR A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE FOLLOWING TAKEOFF. AFTER INVESTIGATION I NOTICED THAT WHILE SPINNING THE NOSE WHEELS I COULD HEAR DEBRIS INSIDE THE TIRES. AFTER DISASSEMBLING THE NOSE WHEEL, FOUND SEVERAL CHUNKS OF RUBBER THAT WERE MOVING FREELY INSIDE THE TIRE, WHICH WERE UNDOUBTEDLY CAUSING AN IMBALANCE IN THE TIRE ONCE THE NLG LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY UNTIL THE WHEEL STOPPED ROTATING.