Service difficulty report · Tube · Diamon DA20A1

Difficulty date
February 21, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20A1
Aircraft time
7,183 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912F3
Propeller
Hofman HOV352F
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
0923080
Condition
Split
Location
Tire
Stage of operation
NR
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) AFT WAS FOUND WITH RT MAIN TIRE COMPLETELY FLAT DURING THE WALKAROUND. ACFT HAD ALREADY HAD 2 FLIGHTS THAT DAY. WHEEL REMOVED AND FOUND TUBE TO HAVE A .5" SPLIT IN IT. TUBE HAD BEEN IN SERVICE ONLY SINCE APRIL 2012. WE HAD BEEN HAVING A LOT OF TUBE FAILURES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS SO WE SWITCHED TO TUBES.

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