Service difficulty report · Wheel · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
November 11, 2007
Submitted
November 12, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N345QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600445
Aircraft time
8,849 hours, 7,295 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Wheel
Condition
Out Of Balance
Location
Nlg
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

AT APPROX 50 KTS ON TAKE OFF ROLL, NOSE WHEEL SHIMMIES AND STAYS AT A STEADY STATE OF OSCILLATION UNTIL STOPPED. REMOVED NOSE SHIMMY DAMPER AND INSTALLED OVERHAULED UNIT. REMOVED NOSE WHEEL AND FOUND BALANCE TO BE OUT. REINSTALLED REPAIRED NOSE WHEEL BALANCED BY DUNCAN AVIATION WORK PERFORMED IAW CESSNA 560 M/M 32-21-02.