Service difficulty report · Tube · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
March 20, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft time
2,134 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Propeller
Mcauly 1C235LFA
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
0923150
Condition
Split
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
140 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) ON 4TH LANDING OF THE DAY, PILOT NOTICED VIBRATION & LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. ACFT SKIDDED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY, NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO ACFT. RT MAIN WHEEL WAS OBSERVED TO BE COMPLETELY FLAT. ACFT JACKED, MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY REMOVED & DISASSEMBLED. TWO 0.5" SPLITS FOUND ON CTR SEAM OF OUTER RADIUS OF INNER TUBE. SUFFICIENT TUBE TALC & NO SIGNS OF CHAFING WERE FOUND IN BETWEEN TUBE & TIRE, NO FOD FOUND IN TIRE, NO DAMAGE TO RIM. TUBE REPLACED, MAIN WHEEL RE-ASSEMBLED & RE-INSTALLED. ACFT RETURNED TO RUNWAY, TAXIED TO AMO, INSPECTED & RELEASED FOR FLIGHT. INNER TUBE PN 092-315-0, INSTALLED APRIL 9TH 2010.

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