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An L1011-500 was dispatched in non compliance with an incorrect tire and wheel assembly installed on the main landing gear.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 468984 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phx.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | L-1011-500 Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 468984 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 969 |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : lighting performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
L1011-500 and -100 tires are almost identical. I installed a -100 tire on a -500 aircraft on front #1 location. Tires should have a color coded rim because it's not always easy to see series of tire at night. Problem was corrected at next layover on the following day.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN L1011-500 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN INCORRECT TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY INSTALLED ON THE MAIN LNDG GEAR.
Narrative: L1011-500 AND -100 TIRES ARE ALMOST IDENTICAL. I INSTALLED A -100 TIRE ON A -500 ACFT ON FRONT #1 LOCATION. TIRES SHOULD HAVE A COLOR CODED RIM BECAUSE IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO SEE SERIES OF TIRE AT NIGHT. PROB WAS CORRECTED AT NEXT LAYOVER ON THE FOLLOWING DAY.
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.