Service difficulty report · Tube · Diamon DA20A1

Difficulty date
December 11, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20A1
Aircraft time
7,304 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912F3
Propeller
Hofman HOV352F
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
XA1AC
Condition
Split
Location
Tire
Part time
600 hours
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) WHILE ACFT WAS TAXIING OUT ON TAXIWAY, THE LT MAIN TIRE WENT FLAT. WHEN WHEEL DISSEMBLED TUBE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A .5 INCH LONG SPLIT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM IN THE LAST FEW YEARS IN THAT TIRES WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN GO FLAT FOR NO APPARENT REASON & THE TUBE IS ALWAYS FOUND TO HAVE A SPLIT IN IT. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WAY THE TUBES ARE BEING MFG THESE DAYS.

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