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High tire pressures were not corrected by maintenance personnel during an 'a' check on an MD80 at ZZZ, us.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 509970 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Tue |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 509970 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
On apr/tue/03, I was assigned to do a ps/0912 on MD80 aircraft. After checking tire pressures, I recorded pressures in appropriate blocks on the ps/0912 paperwork. The practice at ZZZ has always been not to deflate air from tires and this is why I did not take corrective action. It's just been explained to me that there was a 'maintenance alert' changing this practice. I was not aware of this and no one brought it to my attention. However, I will make sure that I am in complete compliance with the new provisions in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HIGH TIRE PRESSURES WERE NOT CORRECTED BY MAINT PERSONNEL DURING AN 'A' CHK ON AN MD80 AT ZZZ, US.
Narrative: ON APR/TUE/03, I WAS ASSIGNED TO DO A PS/0912 ON MD80 ACFT. AFTER CHKING TIRE PRESSURES, I RECORDED PRESSURES IN APPROPRIATE BLOCKS ON THE PS/0912 PAPERWORK. THE PRACTICE AT ZZZ HAS ALWAYS BEEN NOT TO DEFLATE AIR FROM TIRES AND THIS IS WHY I DID NOT TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION. IT'S JUST BEEN EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THERE WAS A 'MAINT ALERT' CHANGING THIS PRACTICE. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS AND NO ONE BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTN. HOWEVER, I WILL MAKE SURE THAT I AM IN COMPLETE COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW PROVISIONS IN THE FUTURE.
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.