Service difficulty report · Tube · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
March 15, 2012
Submitted
April 20, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4117H
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Aircraft serial
40938
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
G156006
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Tire
Stage of operation
LD
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

AFTER TOUCHDOWN, ACFT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. REMOVED AND REPLACED OR TIRE WHEEL ASSY. DEFECTIVE TIRE WHEEL ASSY DISASSEMBLED AND A SMALL PUNCTURE DISCOVERED IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TUBE. DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

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