Service difficulty report · Tube · Diamon DA20A1

Difficulty date
June 6, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20A1
Aircraft time
6,025 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912F3
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
5005
Condition
Split
Location
Rt Tire
Part time
200 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
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

AFTER LANDING PILOT DISCOVERED RT TIRE WAS FLAT. TIRE WAS REMOVED AND DISSASSEMBLED AND LARGE SPLIT FOUND IN TUBE (THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF PUNCTURE). THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENNING TOO OFTEN LATELY WITH THIS SIZE OF TIRE TUBE. IN MY OPINION THE TUBE IS MADE TOO SMALL FOR THE SIZE OF TIRE AND IT HAS TO EXPAND TOO MUCH TO MEET THE SIZE OF THE TIRE. ALL MFG SEEM TO MAKE THEM THE SAME.

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