Service difficulty report · Valve · Cessna 206H

Difficulty date
April 30, 2015
Submitted
May 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N940H
Make and model
Cessna 206H
Aircraft serial
20608343
Aircraft time
699 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AC1A5
Engine time
699 hours
Propeller
Mcauly B3D36C432
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Valve
Condition
Broken
Location
Tire Tube
Part time
699 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
9
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

UPON LANDING THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE TIRE WAS REMOVED AND FOUND THAT THE VALVE STEM HAD FRACTURED AND DEPARTED APPROXIMATELY .2500 DOWN FROM THE END. THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF AIR FROM THE TIRE CAUSED THE TIRE TO GO FLAT WHICH IN TURN DESTROYED THE WHEEL FAIRING DUE TO THE DEFLATED TIRE HITTING THE REAR TIRE SCRAPER.

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