Service difficulty report · Tube

Difficulty date
May 13, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
XA1AC
Condition
Failed
Location
Tire
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, 2013, WE HAVE HAD 2 ACFT NOSE TIRES LOSE AIR WHILE TAXIING. A RECENT SHIPMENT OF NOSE TIRE TUBES WERE FOUND TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT MANUFACTURING DEFECTS IN THE ENTIRE ORDER, 7 EA. MAINTENANCE DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE INSTALLING THEM ON THE ACFT.