Service difficulty report · Tube · Piper PA28161

Difficulty date
March 18, 2011
Submitted
April 1, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N158ND
Make and model
Piper PA28161
Aircraft serial
2842030
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
302013400
Condition
Flat
Location
Mlg
Part time
138 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

TIRE DEFLATED DURING TAXIING OPERATIONS. FOUND SMALL HOLE IN SIDE WALL OF INNER TUBE 180 DEGREE OPPOSITE VALVE STEM AND ON SIDE OF TUBE OPPOSITE OF VALVE STEM. APPEARS TO BE MFG OR PACKAGING DEFECT. (TIRE WAS REPLACED W/TUBE.) SECOND EVENT ON THIS ACFT IN 137.6 HRS. SIMILAR EVEN ON SAME TYPE ACFT.

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