Service difficulty report · Tube · Beech 76

Difficulty date
March 16, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 76
Aircraft time
8,477 hours
Engine
Lyc LO360A1G6
Propeller
Hartzl HCM2YR
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
302246401
Condition
Failed
Location
Tire
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) MULTIPLE FAILURES OF INNER TUBES ON VARIOUS AIRCRAFT IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. FAILURE POINT IS IN THE SIDEWALL. PRIMARILY WAS CONFINED TO THE REFERENCED AIRCRAFT ABOVE, BUT HAD A FAILURE OF THE SAME TYPE IN A C152 RECENTLY. REMOVED ALL TUBES FROM STORES AND INSPECTED, FOUND WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING FLAW IN THE TUBE ITSELF.

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