Service difficulty report · Tire · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 25, 2017
Submitted
February 10, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N641QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605295
Aircraft time
11,900 hours, 9,369 cycles
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Out Of Balance
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AC EXPERIENCED STRONG VIBRATIONS ON NOSE FLOOR AND RUDDER PEDALS AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. INDICATIONS NORMAL. LOWERED GEAR AND LANDED. VIBRATIONS STOPPED PRIOR TO LOWERING GEAR. FOUND NOSE TIRE/WHEEL UNBALANCED AND NOT TORQUED TO PROPER SPECS. BALANCED NOSE WHEEL /TIRE ASSY IAW MM CHPT 32-41-01. CHECK GOOD. CLEANED, INSPECTED WHEEL BEARINGS, CHECKED GOOD. REPACKED BEARINGS. INSTALLED NOSE WHEEL / TIRE ASSY AND TORQUED IAW MM CHPT 32-41-01. LT MLG DOOR OUT OF RIG. ADJUSTED OPS AND GEAR SWING CHECKS GOOD. REF MM CHPT 32-10-00. BOLT PN: AN5-55 NSN. NUT PN: MS17825-5 NSN.

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