Service difficulty report · Tire

Difficulty date
May 14, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tire
Condition
Failed
Part time
305 hours
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) THE ACFT TIRE DEFLATED DURING GROUND HANDLING OPERATIONS. A DEFECT ON THE INNER WALL OF THE TIRE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE INNER TUBE.