Service difficulty report · Tube

Difficulty date
March 24, 2008
Submitted
May 2, 2008
Operation
General aviation
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
600X6
Condition
Defective
Location
Tire
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

(CAN) BELIEVE TO HAVE ENCOUNTERED A DEFECTIVE TIRE TUBE BATCH. THE TUBES IN QUESTION ARE MFG 6.00 X 6, SOLD UNDER BATCH NR 032358. WE HAVE HAD 5 INSTANCES OF TIRE TUBE FAILURE OUT OF 6, WITH THE CONCERNED TUBE BATCH. (TC NR 20080324001)