Service difficulty report · Tire · Cessna T206H

Difficulty date
October 22, 2010
Submitted
December 3, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5219E
Make and model
Cessna T206H
Aircraft serial
T20608383
Engine
Lyc TIO540*
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
606C668
Part serial
80410095
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
2 hours
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

DURING LANDING ROLL THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ABNORMAL DRAG TO THE LT, OBSERVED THE LT MAIN TIRE HAD GONE FLAT AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE ACFT WAS THEN TOWED TO THE HANGAR AND THE INSP PROCESS BEGAN. UPON INSP, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RUBBER USED FOR DYNAMIC BALANCE WEIGHT BY THE MFG HAD DEBONDED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AND HAD WORN INTO THE TUBE CAUSING THE TUBE TO RUPTURE AND CONSEQUENTLY A RAPID LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. THE PROBLEM CAUSE APPEARS TO BE IMPROPER BONDING OF THE DYNAMIC WEIGHT TO THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. ONLY THE EXTREME OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE WEIGHT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN BONDED. TO PREVENT ANY RECURRENCE, WOULD RECOMMEND THE APPLICATION OF ADDITIONAL BONDING TO THE DYNAMIC WEIGHT SURFACE AREA DURING MFG.

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