SDR 97ZZZX5136

Service difficulty report · Tire · Cndair CL6001A11

Difficulty date
November 25, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N90UC
Make and model
Cndair CL6001A11
Aircraft serial
1023
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Part number
256K433
Condition
Defective
Location
Sidewall
Stage of operation
IN
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

DURING POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION, A BUBBLE WAS FOUND ON THE SIDEWALL OF TIRE. AFTER TIRE WAS REPLACED, THE S/N WAS CHECKED AGAINST ANOTHER TIRE THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED PREMATURELY FOR AIR LEAKING FROM WEEP HOLES IN SIDEWALL. THAT TIRE S/N WAS 7102030. SINCED THESE 2 TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN A LOT OF 3, THE THIRD TIRE, SN 71020929, WAS RESEARCHED. THIS TIRE HAD ALSO BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE PREMATURELY BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN FOUND ON A POST-FLIGHT WITH VERY LOW PRESSURE. A VISIBLE PUNCTURE HOLE HAD BEEN PRESUMED TO BE AT FAULT, THOUGH THE TIRE WAS NOT TOTALLY FLAT. SUBMITTER STATED IT APPEARS SOME SORT OF MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THAT S/N BATCH CAUSED ALL 3 DEFECTS. 69 LANDINGS SINCE NEW.