Service difficulty report · Tube · Cessna 208

Difficulty date
April 6, 2009
Submitted
May 13, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208
Aircraft time
15,249 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
302120402
Condition
Split
Location
Tire
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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) ACFT WAS SITTING AT THE HANGER OVERNIGHT. IN THE MORNING THE PILOTS PREPARED THE ACFT FOR THE MORNING FLIGHT. THEY TAXIED TO THE RUNWAY AND ALIGNED THE ACFT ON RUNWAY 28 FOR DEPARTURE WHEN THE LT MAIN TIRE WENT FLAT. MX WAS CALLED AND THE TIRE REPLACED. WHEN WE INVESTIGATED THE DISASSEMBLY OF THE TIRE ASSY THE TUBE INSIDE HAD A LARGE SPLIT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY ROUGH SPOTS OR ANY ANOMALY’S ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS INSTALLED ON THE ACFT 8 WEEKS PRIOR AND HAD A TOTAL OF 89 LANDINGS BEFORE REMOVAL. THE TIRE, PN 301-124-006 AND A TUBE, PN 302-120-402.

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