Mechanic of an air carrier installed the wrong nosewheel on an medium large transport aircraft resulting in the correct wheel being installed at the first stop and no damage to the aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	252719
Time
Date	199309
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ind
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : saf
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	252719
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Installed nosewheel assembly (number), medium large transport a, on an medium large transport B. Flight from ind-pit. Nosewheel was changed to assembly number medium large transport B aircraft ('north' registration number).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MECH OF AN ACR INSTALLED THE WRONG NOSEWHEEL ON AN MLG ACFT RESULTING IN THE CORRECT WHEEL BEING INSTALLED AT THE FIRST STOP AND NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.

Narrative: INSTALLED NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLY (NUMBER), MLG A, ON AN MLG B. FLT FROM IND-PIT. NOSEWHEEL WAS CHANGED TO ASSEMBLY NUMBER MLG B ACFT ('N' REGISTRATION NUMBER).

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.