Service difficulty report · Tire · Beech B200

Difficulty date
July 28, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
7,279 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
22X675X10
Condition
Out Of Balance
Location
Nlg
Part time
67 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TAKEOFF, AFTER ROTATION A STRONG VIBRATION WAS FELT. THE VIBRATION CEASED AS THE LANDING GEAR FINISHED RETRACTING AND THE WHEEL SPIN UP HAD STOPPED. SUSPECTED WHEEL OUT OF BALANCE CONDITION. ACFT COMPLETED A CIRCUIT AND LANDED WITH NO INCIDENT. UPON DISASSEMBLY, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE INTERNAL RUBBER WEIGHT THAT THE FACTOR GLUES TO THE INSIDE OF NEW TIRES TO BALANCE THEM HAD BECOME DETACHED. THIS RESULTED IN THE WEIGHT MOVING THROUGHOUT THE TIRE. ITS ASSUMED THAT WHEN IN LINED UP WITH ANOTHER WEIGHT OR HEAVY SPOT ON THE TIRE, THE HEAVY VIBRATION OCCURRED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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