An airbus A300 was dispatched in non compliance with nose gear snubber brake pads missing.

Attributes
ACN	487014
Time
Date	200008
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
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	487014
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : inspector
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : person2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

On aug/xa/00 during performing 'a' check exterior item 5A, I failed to detect that nose gear brake pads were missing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS A300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH NOSE GEAR SNUBBER BRAKE PADS MISSING.

Narrative: ON AUG/XA/00 DURING PERFORMING 'A' CHK EXTERIOR ITEM 5A, I FAILED TO DETECT THAT NOSE GEAR BRAKE PADS WERE MISSING.

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.