Service difficulty report · Tube · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
January 31, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
5,957 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
0923480
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg Tire
Stage of operation
LD
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) UPON LANDING, THE TUBE HAD A HOLE WHICH DEFLATED THE TIRE. THERE WAS NO HOLE IN THE TIRE, JUST THE TUBE. ON TEAR DOWN, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF THE WHEEL ASSY BEING INCORRECTLY ASSEMBLED. THE TIRE ASSY WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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