Service difficulty report · Tube · Piper PA28R200

Difficulty date
May 20, 2024
Submitted
May 20, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8508C
Make and model
Piper PA28R200
Aircraft serial
28R7635164
Aircraft time
10,233 hours
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
GL6020B
Part serial
A2T77Y2L
Condition
Separated
Location
Mlg Tire
Part time
1 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

LEFT MAIN TIRE TUBE 6.00X6 AERO CLASSIC. PIPER PA28R-200 TAXIED FROM AIRCRAFT HANGAR TO HOLD SHORT RWY25 KAKR. AFTER ENGINE RUN-UP LEFT MAIN WAS FLAT. INSPECTION FOUND NO OUTER TIRE DAMAGE OR PUNCTURE MARKS. REMOVED TUBE TO DISCOVER TUBE SEPARATION 2 O'CLOCK ON THE AFT SIDE OF TUBE APPROXIMATELY 1/4" IN LENGTH LOCATED ALONG A SEAM. TUBE DATE OF MANUFACTURE WAS APRIL 13 2023. PURCHASED LESS THAN 4 MONTHS AGO AND INSTALLED MARCH 29 2024. TUBE WAS VERY SOFT AND EASY TO RIP WITH YOUR FINGERS. NO OTHER KNOW CHEMICALS WERE USED IN MOUNTING AND OR INFLATING TIRE / TUBE ASSY.

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