Service difficulty report · Tube · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
December 20, 2005
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
12,032 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
302039402
Condition
Cut
Location
Mlg Tire
Part time
34 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

WHEEL ASSY P/N 101-8002-3 ASSEMBLED USING GOODYEAR TIRE P/N 301-392-641 AND TUBE P/N 302-039-402. AFTER 34 HRS TO 250 HRS OF OPERATION, TUBES WOULD FAIL. PERIODIC AIR PRESSURE TESTING WOULD REVEAL A TIRE PRESSURE LOSS OF 10 LBS. THE TUBE WAS REMOVED AND CUTS WERE EVIDENT. THIS IS THE 7TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN 6 WEEKS PRIOR. THE AREA THAT THE TUBES ARE CUT ARE ADJACENT TO A MANUFACTURES STICKER ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE.