Service difficulty report · Tire · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
July 1, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
222K682
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg Rt
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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

(CAN) HEAVY VIBRATION FROM NLG WHEELS DURING TAKEOFF. AFTER LANDING, CAPT FOUND LARGE PART OF RECAP OF NOSE WHEEL MISSING. ALSO, DISCOVERED ON TAKEOFF RUNWAY, THE MISSING PIECE OF RECAP. BOTH NOSE WHEELS REPLACED. ALSO, RT AFT HINGED DOOR REMOVED IAW CDL 32-3. TIRE RETREADED BY AERO-WBS/RETREAD R1. WHEEL ASSY INSTALLED ON ACFT ON 30TH JUNE 2013 AND OPERATED FOR 23 CYCLES.