What was found
(CAN) FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NLG TIRE FLAT ON LANDING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NLG WHEEL ASSY WITH OVERHAULED WHEEL/TIRE ASSY. DUE TO FREQUENCY OF FLAT NLG TIRES INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY WITH SUUPLIER. NEW TUBE MFG WILL BE USED IN FUTURE.
- Difficulty date
- January 24, 2012
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft time
- 20,824 hours
- Engine
- Lyc LTIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2A
- System (JASC)
- 3245 · Tire Tube
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- 0923150
- Condition
- Torn
- Location
- Tire
- Part time
- 676 hours
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.