Service difficulty report · Tire · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
October 23, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft time
3,913 hours
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
220K281
Condition
Out Of Round
Location
Nlg
Part time
152 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FLIGHT CREW REPORT OF WHAT FEELS LIKE NOSE GEAR SHIMMY, NLG ASSY INSPECTED WITH NO FAULT FOUND. LT & RT MLG ASS`Y INSPECTED AND FOUND LH TIRE OUT OF BALANCED AND OUT OF ROUND. TIRE REPLACED WITH NEW AND A/C RETURNED INTO SERVICE. AMO DOING THE WORK NOTED THAT IN ITS 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE, THEY HAD NEVER SEEN A TIRE TO BE OUT OF ROUND AS MUCH AS THIS ONE, APPROX.75".