Service difficulty report · Tube · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
May 30, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
11,680 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
XA1AD
Condition
Punctured
Location
Nlg Tire
Part time
47 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) NW TIRE REPORTED FLAT DURING TAXI OUT FOR TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TIRE TUBE SPLIT APPROXIMATELY .2500" ALONG TUBE SIDEWALL. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MULTIPLE REPEATS, ALWAYS WITH RELATIVELY NEW TIRES AND TUBES. INSTALLATION PROCEDURES REVIEWED MANY TIMES ALWAYS IAW MFG SPECS.

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