Service difficulty report · Tire · Cvac 340CVAC

Difficulty date
August 19, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cvac 340CVAC
Aircraft time
17,243 hours
Engine
Allsn 501D22
Propeller
Hamstd 54H60
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
750X14
Condition
Out Of Balance
Location
Nlg
Part time
95 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) NOSE WHEEL TIRES ON 2 SEPARATE ACFT, REPLACED DUE TO NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY ON EACH ACFT DURING TAKEOFF. 1 TIRE/RIM WAS REPLACED AUGUST 16,2013 AND THE OTHER AUGUST 19TH, 2013. REPLACEMENT OF THESE TIRES REMOVED THE SHIMMY FROM THE ACFT. WHEN TIRES WERE REMOVED FROM RIMS DURING TEARDOWN, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE INTERNAL BALANCE WEIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE CREATING AN UNBALANCED WHEEL AND SHIMMY. THE TIRES 7.50 X 14. BATCH NRS A4T50410, TSN 95.3HRS AND A4T50510, TSN 66.6HRS. EXTERNALLY, THE TIRE LOOKED LIKE NEW AND WEAR WAS MINIMAL. ACFT OPERATING AT GROSS WEIGHT IN VERY HOT CONDITIONS. TYPE CERTIFICATE HOLDER BEING CONTACTED FOR PREVIOUS OCCURRENCES AND POSSIBLE CAUSE.