Service difficulty report · Tire · Piper PA28161

Difficulty date
March 18, 2011
Submitted
April 1, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N241ND
Make and model
Piper PA28161
Aircraft serial
2842051
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
302246401
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Part time
112 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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 TUBE. OPPOSITE SIDE OF AND 180 DEGREE FROM VALVE STEM. SECOND OCCASION ON THIS ACFT IN 112 HRS OF OPERATION. (TIRE WAS REPLACED W/TUBE). APPEARS TO BE A MFG OR PACKAGING FLAW.

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