Service difficulty report · Tube · Cessna 172N

Difficulty date
December 1, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172N
Aircraft time
18,066 hours
Engine
Lyc O320H2AD
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
XA1AD600X6
Condition
Split
Location
Tire
Stage of operation
NR
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) AS ACFT TAXIED OUT FOR A TRAINING FLIGHT THE RT TIRE WENT FLAT. UPON REMOVAL OF TIRE AND TUBE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TUBE HAD A .5" LONG SPLIT IN IT. NO FOREIGN OBJECTS FOUND IN TIRE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM IN THE LAST FEW YEARS AS THE TUBES SUDDENLY LEAK FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE TUBE WAS IN SERVICE FOR JUST OVER A YEAR.

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