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A B777-300 was dispatched in non compliance with the incorrect tire and wheel assembly installed in #3 front position.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 495946 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777 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 : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 495946 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Tire storage room has a tire rack marked 777 main. Another rack across the room is marked 777B. Tire sizes are the same. Did not see the 777B marked rack. Tire identical markings -- pcn, etc -- could be better identified. 777A and 777B tires appear identical.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B777-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE INCORRECT TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY INSTALLED IN #3 FRONT POS.
Narrative: TIRE STORAGE ROOM HAS A TIRE RACK MARKED 777 MAIN. ANOTHER RACK ACROSS THE ROOM IS MARKED 777B. TIRE SIZES ARE THE SAME. DID NOT SEE THE 777B MARKED RACK. TIRE IDENTICAL MARKINGS -- PCN, ETC -- COULD BE BETTER IDENTIFIED. 777A AND 777B TIRES APPEAR IDENTICAL.
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.