Service difficulty report · Tube · Cessna 150M

Difficulty date
April 21, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 150M
Aircraft time
11,370 hours
Engine
Cont O200A
Propeller
Snsnch 69CK
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
0923150
Condition
Failed
Location
Tire
Part time
196 hours
Stage of operation
LD
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) TUBE DEVELOPED SMALL PIN HOLE AT SEAM JOINT. UPON LANDING THE TIRE WENT FLAT AND SHEARED THE STEM. DO NOT KNOW IF AIRPORT FOUND THE FOD. TUBE IN SERVICE FOR 5.4 MONTHS OR 195.9 HOURS, AVERAGE FLIGHT TIME IS 1 HR, THUS TUBE ONLY HAD 196 CYCLES ON IT.

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