Service difficulty report · Tube · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
July 16, 2007
Submitted
September 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N162SA
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0548
Engine
Pwa PT6A45
System (JASC)
3245 · Tire Tube
Part
Tube
Part number
C2620230107
Condition
Split
Location
Rt Main Tire
Part time
15 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ITS SCHEDULED ROUTE, WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE ON ROLL OUT. THIS CAUSED THE CLOSURE OF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE TIRE AND TOWED THE PLANE BACK TO THE RAMP. THE TIRE WAS DISASSEMBLED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TUBE HAD A PERPENDICULAR 2 INCH SPLIT ON THE OUTER RADIUS WITH NO MATCHING DAMAGE TO THE TIRE. (K)

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