Service difficulty report · Tube · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
March 10, 2004
Submitted
April 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
10,564 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
650X10600X6
Condition
Flat
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TX
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

(CAN) A/C DEPARTED WITH 10KT WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. A/C MADE ROUTINE TAKE OFF AND FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING, DURING TAXI ON RUNWAY, PILOT NOTICED A/C WAS PULLING TO ONE SIDE. PILOT TAXIED OFF RUNWAY AND PARKED. HE THEN VISUALLY INSPECTED LT MAIN TIRE AND SAW IT WAS FLAT. MAINT WAS DISPATCHED. MAINT REPLACED MAIN WHEEL AND INSTALLED NEW TUBE IN NOSE WHEEL. UPON INSP MAIN ASSY HAD A SHEARED VALVE STEM AND NOSE TUBE HAD A PIN HOLE IN IT. CAUSE OF SHEARED VALVE STEM IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN FROZEN BRAKES. CAUSE OF PIN HOLE IN THE NOSE TUBE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN THE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE BETWEEN AREA OF DEPARTURE AND AREA OF ARRIVAL CAUSING WHEEL PRESSURE TO HAVE GONE DOWN AND TUBE GETTING PINCHED.

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