Service difficulty report · Tube · Cessna 206CESSNA

Difficulty date
March 1, 2024
Submitted
March 1, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 206CESSNA
Engine
Cont IO550F
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
6006
Part serial
DATE09DIC2019
Condition
Leaking
Location
Tire
Part time
785 hours
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

TUBE WAS INSTALLED NEW 2 YEARS PRIOR. NO KNOWN ISSUES UNTIL ONE DAY WAS FLAT WHEN WE ENTERED THE HANGAR. CRACK WAS FOUND ON VALVE STEM BETWEEN CUT THREADS IN THE AREA OF THE VALVE CORE. NO KNOWN DAMAGE HISTORY. NO SIGNS OF IMPACT. WHEN LOOKING AT CROSS SECTION, THREAD APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CUT TO DEEP OR MATERIAL WASN'T AS THICK IN THAT AREA AS AIR LEAKED OUT OF STEM AND FLATTENED TIRE. WHEN FILLED, AIR LEAKED DOWN RAPIDLY ( 10 MINS ).