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MD80 and B767 aircraft were released in non compliance with tire and wheel replacement checks accomplished by unqualified technicians.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 480540 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 480540 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
| Situations | |
| Publication | QUALITY CTL LETTER |
Narrative:
Signed multiple checks for tire changes between jun/xa/00 and jul/xb/00. I was made aware that mechanics cannot do checks on tires. A letter put out by air carrier misinformed me that mechanics can do checks on tires.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 AND B767 ACFT WERE RELEASED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH TIRE AND WHEEL REPLACEMENT CHKS ACCOMPLISHED BY UNQUALIFIED TECHNICIANS.
Narrative: SIGNED MULTIPLE CHKS FOR TIRE CHANGES BTWN JUN/XA/00 AND JUL/XB/00. I WAS MADE AWARE THAT MECHS CANNOT DO CHKS ON TIRES. A LETTER PUT OUT BY ACR MISINFORMED ME THAT MECHS CAN DO CHKS ON TIRES.
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.