Service difficulty report · Tire · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
August 26, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
4,260 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2C
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Deflated
Component
Wheel Assy · 40130
Stage of operation
TX
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

(CAN) ON TAXI PILOT REPORTED HEARING A LOUD NOISE AND DIFICULTY TAXING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND RT TIRE WAS FLAT. ACFT WAS TAKEN TO HANGAR AMO 60-99 AND TIRE WAS REMOVED. THE CAUSE OF THE FLAT TIRE WAS THE INBD RIM WAS SPLIT ALONG THE BEAD.

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