Service difficulty report · Wheel · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
July 19, 2008
Submitted
May 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
7500120
Aircraft time
8,148 hours, 4,984 cycles
Part
Wheel
Part serial
0059
Condition
Vibration
Location
Nlg
Part time
175 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 SHIMMY ON TAKEOFF. STARTED AS WE GAINED SPEED THRU EST 30-40 KTS. BY THE TIME WE ABORTED WE WERE AT APPROX 40-50 KTS. SUB:(M-2B). REMOVED AND REPLACED LT AND RT NLG WHEEL/TIRE ASSY, WITH OVERHAULED/NEW UNITS SERVICED NLG STRUT, REPLACED (2) EACH BUSHING ON THE LWR TORQUE LINK, WITH NEW. MANT CHECK GOOD WITH NO VIB NOTED. WORKED IAW MM CH. 12-10-38-12-10-30-32-44-01, CMM CH. 32-20-02.