What was found
TIRE WAS REPORTED FLAT UPON PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION. TIRE AND TUBE WERE INSPECTED AND THE TUBE REVEALED A PUNCTURE, CAUSING THE DEFLATION.
- Difficulty date
- January 23, 2009
- Submitted
- March 5, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31T2
- Aircraft time
- 18,875 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A135
- System (JASC)
- 3245 · Tire Tube
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- XA1AK
- Condition
- Punctured
- Location
- Mlg Tire
- Part time
- 85 hours
- Component
- Tire
- Component part number
- 0763561
- 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.