Service difficulty report · Tire · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
October 8, 2015
Submitted
October 8, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N33LU
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft serial
17281264
Aircraft time
5,404 hours
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tire
Part number
175K882
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
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

THE LT MAIN TIRE WAS FLAT UPON LANDING THE ACFT. THE CAUSE OF THE FLAT IS THE ALARMING ISSUE. THERE WAS A STICKER INSIDE THE TIRE, FROM NEW, THAT EVENTUALLY DEGRADED AND RUBBED INTO THE TUBE MAKING A HOLE. THIS HOLE CAUSED AIR TO LEAK AND THE TIRE TO GO FLAT. THE TUBE HAD ROUGHLY 50 HOURS OF SERVICE SINCE NEW, AND THE TIRE HAD ROUGHLY 50 HOURS FROM BEING RETREADED. THIS HAS OCCURRED BEFORE. WE WILL BE INSPECTING THE INSIDE OF OUR TIRES IN THE FUTURE TO PREVENT THIS OCCURRENCE. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD NEVER HAVE PUT THE STICKER INSIDE OF THE TIRE.

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