Service difficulty report · Tube

Difficulty date
September 10, 2007
Submitted
September 10, 2007
Operation
General aviation
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
6006
Condition
Defective
Location
Tire
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

6.00 X 6 TIRE TUBES WILL NOT FIT IN 6.00 X 6 WHEEL. STEM APPEARS TO NOT BE IN CENTER AND SIZE OF TUBE IS SMALLER THAN NORMAL. (2) TUBES FOUND TO BE IN THIS CONDITION. WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN THE TUBES TO OUR VENDOR, WOULD NOT ACCEPT A RETURN AND THAT THE TUBES WERE NOT DEFECTIVE.