Service difficulty report · Tube · Piper PA31T2

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
Tire
Part time
86 hours
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

THE LT MAIN TIRE WAS REPORTED LOW BY OUR MAINTENANCE CREW. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL IMMEDIATELY REPLACED THE WHEEL ASSY AS PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, SINCE 3 TIRE FAILURE INCIDENTS OCCURRED THIS PAST MONTH. THE TIRE AND TUBE WERE INSPECTED AND THE TUBE REVEALED A PUNCTURE MARK, CAUSING A SLOW DEFLATION.

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