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
7,024 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912F3
Propeller
Hofman HOV352F
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
0923080
Condition
Split
Location
Tire
Stage of operation
TX
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) AFTER LANDING AND TAWIING DOWN TAXIWAY, PILOT NOTICED HE HAD A RT FLAT TIRE. ACFT WAS BROUGHT INTO HANGAR, WHEEL REMOVED AND FOUND TUBE WITH A .1250" LONG SPLIT IN THE TUBE. TUBE HAD BEEN IN SERVICE SINCE MARCH 2012. WE HAD BEEN HAVING TUBE FAILURES A LOT IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, SO WE DECIDED TO SWITCH TUBES, BUT THIS FAILED TUBE. SOMETHING MUST BE DIFFERENT IN THE WAY TUBES ARE MADE IN THE LAST NR OF YEARS, AS TUBES IN THE PAST WOULD LAST FOR MANY YEARS.

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