Service difficulty report · Tube · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
December 18, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
24,858 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
0923440
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg Tire
Stage of operation
TX
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) WHEN MOVING THE ACFT IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NR 3 MAIN WHEEL TIRE HAD LOW PSI. WHEN CHECKING PSI IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE 0 PSI. DURING DISASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION OF THE MAIN WHEEL IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TUBE WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO SLOWLY LEAK.