Service difficulty report · Tube · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
February 6, 2014
Submitted
February 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804TH
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0421
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
29X110010NR
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg Tire
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

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. THIS RESULTED IN RUNWAY BEING CLOSED FOR A PERIOD OF 30 MINUTES. MX WAS SUMMONED TO THE ACFT & THEY REPLACED THE WHEEL & TIRE ASSEMBLY, ALLOWING THE ACFT TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY. DISASSEMBLY OF THE FLAT TIRE & WHEEL ASSEMBLY REVEALED THE TUBE HAD FAILED.

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