Service difficulty report · Wheel · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
November 16, 2005
Submitted
November 21, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500190
Aircraft time
3,790 hours, 2,243 cycles
Part
Wheel
Part number
315381
Part serial
0309
Condition
Out Of Balance
Location
Mlg
Part time
220 hours, 130 cycles
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

SEVERE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 60 KIAS DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. TAKEOFF ABORTED, MAX SPEED APPROXIMATELY 65 KIAS BEFORE ABORT. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR FOR ANY DEFECTS, NONE NOTED. JACKED NOSE, INSPECTED STEERING UNIT AND NO DEFECTS NOTED. FOUND BOTH NOSE TIRES TO BE WORN TO LIMITS. REMOVED AND RAN BOTH TIRES ON WHEEL BALANCER. FOUND BOTH WHEELS TO BE OUT OF BALANCE. INSTALLED TWO OVERHAULED NOSE WHEEL ASSY'S IAW CH 32-41-00 OF THE CE 750 MM.

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