Service difficulty report · Tube · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
May 23, 2002
Submitted
May 23, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N279DV
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
0196
Aircraft time
31 hours
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part serial
LY14533W
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nose Tire
Part time
31 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FOUND THE 5.00-5 NOSE TIRE TO HAVE A VERY SLOW LEAK. REMOVED TUBE AND FOUND IT TO BE LEAKING OUT OF SEVERAL ESTREMELY SMALL PIN HOLES WHERE THE VALVE STEM RUBBER IS BONDED TO THE TUBE. A BRAND NEW REPLACEMENT TUBE WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM RIGHT OUT OF THE BAG. A THIRD REPLACEMENT TUBE TESTED SATISFACTORY.

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