# SDR ENHA2011F00213

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: October 14, 2011
- Submitted: October 17, 2011
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N804TH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N804TH), registered now
- Make and model: Cessna 208B
- Registry model: [Cessna 208B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 208B0421
- Aircraft time: 11,466 hours, 21,297 cycles
- System (JASC): [3245 · Tire Tube](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3245)
- Part: Tube
- Part number: 75085010
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Tire
- Stage of operation: LD
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ENHA2011F00213

## Discrepancy

UPON LANDING, RT MLG TIRE WENT FLAT.  PILOT WAS UNABLE TO TAXI THE ACFT CLEAR OF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY  WITHOUT DOING DAMAGE TO THE ACFT, DUE TO DEFLATED TIRE.  THIS RESULTED IN RUNWAY BEING CLOSED FOR A PERIOD OF 30 MINUTES.  MX WAS SUMMONED TO THE ACFT AND THEY REPLACED THE WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLY, THEREFORE ALLOWING THE ACFT TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY.  DISASSEMBLY OF THE FLAT TIRE WHEEL ASSY REVEALED THE TUBE HAD FAILED, SIMILAR TO THOSE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.  SUBMITTER HAS SPOKEN TO MFG AND DETERMINED MFG HAS CHANGED RUBBER COMPOSITION.   THIS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH COLD TEMPERATURES SEEMS TO BE THE CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE.

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