Service difficulty report · Tube · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
January 9, 2009
Submitted
January 12, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N928PA
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
2843298
Aircraft time
8,890 hours
Engine
Lyc O360*
Engine time
6,739 hours
Propeller
Snsnch 76EM8S5
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
0975000
Condition
Damaged
Location
Tire
Part time
99 hours
Stage of operation
TX
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

UPON REMOVAL OF TUBE FROM TIRE. TUBE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A HOLES FROM AN UNKNOWN ORIGIN CAUSING AIR DEFLATION OF TIRE.

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