# SDR 2015FA0000175

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: April 30, 2015
- Submitted: May 5, 2015
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N940H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N940H), registered now
- Make and model: Cessna 206H
- Registry model: [Cessna 206H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 20608343
- Aircraft time: 699 hours
- Engine: Lyc IO540AC1A5
- Engine time: 699 hours
- Propeller: Mcauly B3D36C432
- System (JASC): [3245 · Tire Tube](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3245)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2015FA0000175

## Discrepancy

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.