An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with no documentation of a main tire replacement.

Attributes
ACN	486690
Time
Date	200009
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tus.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	486690
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

The history showed PIREP from sep/sun/00, as please check #1 main landing gear for cord showing. The sign off was ok for service by a mechanic in ZZZ. My first officer mentioned to me that the #1 main landing gear was really new. I went to look at myself and sure enough, no stickers on the tire but it was about a new a tire as they come. As a matter of fact all the tires were hardly worn at all. This puzzled me, so I called maintenance. They said there are no longer tire change logs in the logbook on the cardboard dividers and if a change is done it is made as a regular entry. I question why a crew would write up a new tire.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH NO DOCUMENTATION OF A MAIN TIRE REPLACEMENT.

Narrative: THE HISTORY SHOWED PIREP FROM SEP/SUN/00, AS PLEASE CHK #1 MAIN LNDG GEAR FOR CORD SHOWING. THE SIGN OFF WAS OK FOR SVC BY A MECH IN ZZZ. MY FO MENTIONED TO ME THAT THE #1 MAIN LNDG GEAR WAS REALLY NEW. I WENT TO LOOK AT MYSELF AND SURE ENOUGH, NO STICKERS ON THE TIRE BUT IT WAS ABOUT A NEW A TIRE AS THEY COME. AS A MATTER OF FACT ALL THE TIRES WERE HARDLY WORN AT ALL. THIS PUZZLED ME, SO I CALLED MAINT. THEY SAID THERE ARE NO LONGER TIRE CHANGE LOGS IN THE LOGBOOK ON THE CARDBOARD DIVIDERS AND IF A CHANGE IS DONE IT IS MADE AS A REGULAR ENTRY. I QUESTION WHY A CREW WOULD WRITE UP A NEW TIRE.

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.