Service difficulty report · Tube · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
June 4, 2011
Submitted
June 13, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N595ND
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4496271
Aircraft time
1,189 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A1H6
Engine time
1,189 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2Y*
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
302013400
Condition
Flat
Location
Nlg Tire
Part time
351 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING TAXI, NOSE TIRE WENT FLAT. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, HAD A PROBLEM WITH TIRES/TUBES GOING FLAT ON TAXI; AS WELL AS, IN THE HANGAR. SWITCHED TIRE AND TUBE MFG AND THIS ALLEVIATED THE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE. OUT NORMAL PRACTICE IS TO REPLACE BOTH TIRE AND TUBE AND WE HAVE NOT CHANGED THAT PROCESS. RECENTLY, WE HAVE NOTICED AN INCREASE IN THE FLAT TIRES/TUBES AND IAW OUR SAFETY OFFICE THEY HAVE REQUESTED THAT WE SUBMIT SDR FORMS.

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