An MD80 was dispatched with the right nose tire and wheel assembly axle bearing installed improperly...

Attributes
ACN	386125
Time
Date	199711
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mco
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	386125
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The inner bearing on #2 nose tire was inadvertently installed wrong. The aircraft arrived with 3 pilot write-ups. It was snowing and had a 25 min turn time. The problem was I didn't pay attention. Aircraft landed in atl with grinding noise in turns -- that is how the problem was found. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the bearing was installed in the wheel assembly out of the shop. However, during the replacement it fell out of the wheel and was then installed on the axle backwards. The reporter said the aircraft was an MD80 and was familiar with the tire and wheel replacement. The reporter states the FAA has made contact regarding this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE R NOSE TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY AXLE BEARING INSTALLED IMPROPERLY.

Narrative: THE INNER BEARING ON #2 NOSE TIRE WAS INADVERTENTLY INSTALLED WRONG. THE ACFT ARRIVED WITH 3 PLT WRITE-UPS. IT WAS SNOWING AND HAD A 25 MIN TURN TIME. THE PROB WAS I DIDN'T PAY ATTN. ACFT LANDED IN ATL WITH GRINDING NOISE IN TURNS -- THAT IS HOW THE PROB WAS FOUND. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE BEARING WAS INSTALLED IN THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY OUT OF THE SHOP. HOWEVER, DURING THE REPLACEMENT IT FELL OUT OF THE WHEEL AND WAS THEN INSTALLED ON THE AXLE BACKWARDS. THE RPTR SAID THE ACFT WAS AN MD80 AND WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE TIRE AND WHEEL REPLACEMENT. THE RPTR STATES THE FAA HAS MADE CONTACT REGARDING THIS INCIDENT.

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.