A LEAR 55 ON INITIAL CLB OVERSHOT THE ASSIGNED ALT DUE TO DISTR OF LOUD NOISE CAUSED BY NOSE TIRE BAL WT DEPARTING THE ACFT.

2001-10 · NASA ASRS report 527697

Date: 2001-10 · Aircraft: Learjet 55 · Phase: initial_climb

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|deviation-altitude-overshoot|other-loss-of-nose-tire-weight

Synopsis

A LEAR 55 ON INITIAL CLB OVERSHOT THE ASSIGNED ALT DUE TO DISTR OF LOUD NOISE CAUSED BY NOSE TIRE BAL WT DEPARTING THE ACFT.

Narrative

UPON TKOF FROM CLEVELAND'S BURKE LAKEFRONT ARPT; WE WERE GIVEN AN ASSIGNED HDG OF 020 DEGS AND TOLD TO MAINTAIN 2000 FT. AS WE LIFTED OFF THERE WAS A VERY LOUD RUMBLE COMING FROM THE NOSE WHEEL WELL OF OUR ACFT. THIS GREATLY DISTR MY FO AND BROKE UP THE FLOW AND ROUTINE OF OUR NORMAL TKOF PROCS. (AS IT TURNED OUT AN INTERNAL RUBBER TIRE WT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE.) I QUICKLY EXPLAINED TO THE FO WHAT I THOUGHT THE PROB WAS. WE BOTH NOTICED AT THIS TIME THAT WE WERE ABOUT TO CLB THROUGH OUR ASSIGNED ALT; BUT AT OUR HIGH CLB RATE I WAS NOT ABLE TO LEVEL OFF IN TIME. WE REACHED AN ALT OF 2600 FT BEFORE QUICKLY RETURNING TO OUR ASSIGNED ALT OF 2000 FT. THIS WAS NOTICED BY ATC WHO MENTIONED THAT WE WERE ASSIGNED 2000 FT. I ACKNOWLEDGED AND CONTINUED ON OUR WAY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THE OBVIOUS CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE SEPARATION OF THE NOSEWHEEL WT BUT THE HUMAN FACTOR WAS TO FLY AND CTL THE ACFT. DEPARTING BKL IS GENERALLY A VERY TIGHT CLBING TURN TO A LOW ALT LEVELOFF REQUIRING CONCENTRATION AND FAIRLY QUICK REDIRECTION OF PWR. A MORE THOROUGH PREDEP BRIEFING IS REQUIRED WHEN DEPARTING THIS ARPT IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS THE THIRD FAILURE OF NOSE TIRE WTS IN AS MANY TIRES.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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