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A B767-300 was dispatched in non compliance with #4 forward wheel and tire assembly replacement omitting the wheel spacer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 497609 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200101 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 497609 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Tire change #4 forward main landing gear. Spacer stuck to back of old tire, did not notice. Installed new tire, torqued per manual. We have been under a lot of pressure during contract negotiations. Amt's being fired for supposed job actions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH #4 FORWARD WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT OMITTING THE WHEEL SPACER.
Narrative: TIRE CHANGE #4 FORWARD MAIN LNDG GEAR. SPACER STUCK TO BACK OF OLD TIRE, DID NOT NOTICE. INSTALLED NEW TIRE, TORQUED PER MANUAL. WE HAVE BEEN UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE DURING CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS. AMT'S BEING FIRED FOR SUPPOSED JOB ACTIONS.
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.