Service difficulty report · Tube · Diamon DA20A1

Difficulty date
April 4, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20A1
Aircraft time
6,497 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912F3
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
500X5
Condition
Split
Location
Tire
Part time
500 hours
Stage of operation
TX
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.

What was found

(CAN) ACFT TAXIED OUT TO RUNUP AREA AND THE RT MAIN TIRE SUDDENLY WENT COMPLETELY FLAT. UPON DISSASSEMBLY A .5" LONG SPLIT WAS FOUND IN THE SIDE OF THE TUBE. THIS WAS A TUBE AND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FREQUENTLY THE LAST FEW YEARS. TUBE WAS REPLACED WITH A TUBE HOPING THAT THESE WON`T FAIL.

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