Service difficulty report · Tube · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
January 6, 2023
Submitted
January 17, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N511JD
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B5646
Aircraft time
1,153 hours, 1,297 cycles
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Condition
Punctured
Location
Tire
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON LANDING ROLLOUT THE PILOT NOTED THE LEFT MAIN TIRE DEFLATED LATE IN THE ROLLOUT. A REPLACEMENT NEW TIRE AND TUBE WERE INSTALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE MAIN BASE. FOLLOWING INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. EVALUATION OF THE TIRE AND TUBE SHOWED A VERY MINOR PUNCTURE OF THE TUBE IN THE AREA OF THE INBOARD SIDEWALL. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND INSIDE THE TIRE OR THROUGH THE TIRE SIDEWALL THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PUNCTURE.

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