Service difficulty report · Tube · Ayres S2RT660

Difficulty date
August 9, 2010
Submitted
August 9, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N660KP
Make and model
Ayres S2RT660
Aircraft serial
T660122DC
Engine
Pwa PT6*
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
29X11010
Part serial
JUNE09
Condition
Flat
Location
Mlg Tire
Part time
80 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

29 X 1100 TUBE USED IN VARIOUS APPLICATIONS OF ACFT. THIS TUBE WENT FLAT IN 10 DAYS. HOLE WAS FOUND IN TUBE WITH NO PUNCTURE MARK ON TIRE. THICKNESS OF TUBE IS REAL THIN. APPROXIMATE THICKNESS OF TUBE AT FAILED AREA .030. CUT AND MEASURED ANOTHER TUBE, AND IT MEASURED .100.

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