Service difficulty report · Tube · Piper PA46350P

Difficulty date
July 11, 2019
Submitted
July 11, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N15EF
Make and model
Piper PA46350P
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg 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

CUSTOMER REPORTED ON LANDING ROLL LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRE WENT FLAT. TIRES AT TUBES WERE INSTALLED JUNE OF 2018 WITH LESS THAN 30 HOURS ON THE AIRCRAFT SINCE INSTALLATION THIS IS A NON-TRAINING AIRCRAFT, TIRES WERE 600 X 6 AND TUBES WERE 600 X 6 BUTYL TUBES THE MECHANIC REPORTED THAT THE TUBES HAD HOLES IN THEM. IN ANOTHER INCIDENT WITH THE SAME AIRCRAFT 3 MONTH EARLIER, I HAD TO REPLACE THE NOSE GEAR TUBE ALSO A BUTYL TUBE BUT IN A 500 X 5 SIZE DUE TO HOLES IN THE TUBE. I THINK THERE EITHER IS A BAD MANUFACTURING PROCEDURE WITH THESE TUBES OR JUST A BAD BATCH OF TUBES BUT IT'S NOT GOOD. TYPICALLY I WOULD DISCOUNT THIS IF THIS WERE A ONE TIME ONLY OCCURRENCE BUT I HAVE HAD TWO AIRCRAFT THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THESE TUBES AND I THINK ITS MORE THAN A COINCIDENT.

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