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A B777-300 was dispatched in non compliance with an incorrect right main gear tire and wheel assembly installed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 496084 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| 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 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| 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 : fcc technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 11 |
| ASRS Report | 496084 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 969 |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : training |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Company Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Installed a 'light' tire assembly on aircraft xyz when we removed a 'heavy' tire. The error was caught internally and the tire was corrected on dec/xa/00. Also, since I was just helping on the job, I did not fully read the maintenance manual, so I was not aware of the tire differences.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B777-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN INCORRECT R MAIN GEAR TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY INSTALLED.
Narrative: INSTALLED A 'LIGHT' TIRE ASSEMBLY ON ACFT XYZ WHEN WE REMOVED A 'HVY' TIRE. THE ERROR WAS CAUGHT INTERNALLY AND THE TIRE WAS CORRECTED ON DEC/XA/00. ALSO, SINCE I WAS JUST HELPING ON THE JOB, I DID NOT FULLY READ THE MAINT MANUAL, SO I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE TIRE DIFFERENCES.
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.