Service difficulty report · Tube · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
January 8, 2009
Submitted
January 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N850FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
C280B0164
Aircraft time
8,229 hours
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tube
Part number
302120402
Condition
Cut
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
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

FLAT TIRE ON LANDING. ON TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT FELT THE ACFT PULL TO THE LT AND THE LT TIRE THUMPING. THE PILOT BROUGHT THE ACFT TO A STOP ON THE RUN WAY JUST SHORT OF THE TAXI WAY. ACFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP AFTER REPLACING THE WHEEL. INSP OF THE WHEEL ASSY FOUND THE INNER TUBE VALVE STEM CUT. REPLACED LT WHEEL ASSY.

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