Service difficulty report · Tube · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
March 23, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft time
13,887 hours
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160DTM
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg Tire
Part time
739 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) UPON LANDING AND SETTING THE NOSE WHEEL DOWN, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION IN THE RUDDER PEDALS/CONTROL COLUMN AND COULD NOT CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE ACFT. HE MANAGED TO STOP THE ACFT AT THE FAR LT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. HE INFORMED THE TOWER HE HAD A PROBLEM AND WAS SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE. UPON EXITING THE ACFT HE FOUND THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE WAS FLAT. IN THE LAST 10 MONTHS WE HAVE HAD 10 SEPERATE INSTANCES OF TUBE FAILURES, 5 NOSE TUBES, 2 RT MAIN TUBES, 3 LT MAIN TUBES. WE HAVE ANOTHER 5 TUBES THAT WERE REPLACED AT INSPECTIONS DUE TO VISIBLE DEFECTS. THE MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURES IS VERY RANDOM FROM A LOW OF 20 SOME HOURS TO A HIGH OF 500 TO 800 HOURS. AS WE ARE FLYING BETWEEN 400 TO 500 HRS A YEAR IAW AIRPLANE WE SEEM TO BE CONSTANTLY REPLACING TUBES.

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