Service difficulty report · Tube · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
July 25, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft time
14,123 hours
Engine
Lyc O235L2C
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
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) RIGHT TIRE WENT SUDDENLY FLAT. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF WHEEL, TUBE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A SMALL SPLIT IN IT. NOTE: FAILED TUBE IS A 6:00 X 6 SIZE TUBE AND IN THE LAST FEW YEARS MANY OF THESE TUBES HAVE FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER. THEY MAKE THESE TUBES MUCH SMALLER NOW THAN THEY USED TO AND THEY HAVE TO STRETCH TOO MUCH TO MEET THE SIZE OF THE TIRE.

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