Service difficulty report · Tube · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
April 9, 2012
Submitted
May 11, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4192C
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft serial
C0431
Engine
Cont IO240B
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tube
Part number
092308
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Lt Tire
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

ACFT DEPARTED ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. ACFT LANDED AND EXPERIENCED A DEFLATION OF THE LEFT TIRE. MECH REPLACED TIRE AND WHEEL ASSY. WHEN DISASSEMBLED AT MX FACILITY, A SMALL HOLE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE SIDE OF THE TIRE TUBE. THIS WAS DETERMINED TO BE A MFG DEFECT. INSPECTED THE TIRE AS WELL AND NOTICED NO CONTRIBUTING FACTORS THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE TUBE FAILURE. HAVE EXPERIENCED A HIGH VOLUME OF THESE KIND OF FAILURES BOTH BRANDS OF TUBES.

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