Service difficulty report · Tube · Cessna U206E

Difficulty date
April 16, 2013
Submitted
April 26, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8988P
Make and model
Cessna U206E
Aircraft serial
U20601690
Engine
Cont IO520*
System (JASC)
3244 · Tire
Part
Tube
Part number
0923150
Part serial
33509
Condition
Split
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
425 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THIS IS 1 OF ABOUT 10 INNER TUBES WE HAVE HAD SPLIT IN A SEAM AND CAUSED A FLAT TIRE, THERE HAVE BEEN NO SIGN OF A HOLE IN THESE TIRES AND NO HARD LANDING, NOT OVER INFLATED, JUST A SPLIT SEAM IN THE TUBE.

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