Service difficulty report · Tube · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
April 12, 2012
Submitted
May 4, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4144P
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
2843121
Engine
Lyc O360A4M
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
G156006
Condition
Defective
Location
Tire
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

HAD RIGHT TIRE FLATTEN WHILE ON LANDING, AFTER A TRAINING MISSION. THE ACFT CAME SAFELY TO A STOP AND MX REPLACED THE TIRE/WHEEL ASSY. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF THE AFFECTED TIRE/ WHEEL ASSY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TUBE HAD A MFG DEFECT. A SMALL HOLE NOT CREATED FROM THE TIRE BUILD UP, BUT A FLAW IN THE MFG PROCESS. AFTER THE REQUIRED MX WAS PERFORMED THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. WE HAVE HAD A HIGHER THAN NORMAL FAILURE RATE OF TUBES THAT HAVE THE SAME MFG DEFECT.

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