Service difficulty report · Wheel · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
September 8, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N203CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
203
Aircraft time
41,410 hours, 49,358 cycles
Part
Wheel
Condition
Vibration
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

AIRCRAFT ADVANCED POWER LEVERS AND RECEIVED NORMAL INDICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE TAKEOFF ROLL. AT APPROXIMATELY 70 KNOTS THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATIONS AND THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. MX CHANGED NOSE WHEELS, SERVICED SHIMMY DAMPER AND TIGHTENED THE STEERING COLLAR. PERFORMED HIGHSPEED TAXI AT 80 KTS NO ISSUES.

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