An MD80 was dispatched and operated for 2 flts in non compliance with the left nose landing gear tir...

Attributes
ACN	521789
Time
Date	200108
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	521789
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : nose tire gauge other other : person 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Flew from ZZZ to XXX, laid over and then back again. Same plane...what had been a nuisance on the initial leg out from ZZZ to XXX of a slight pull to the left during taxi was bothersome after another leg. Wrote up that the plane pulled during taxi...maintenance was on the scene upon our arrival into the gate at ZZZ. Even before the jet bridge had been moved, he informed me we had a flat tire on the nose. In hindsight it seems very obvious that is what was causing the pull, but other than that, we had no indications, ie, vibration, or bumping. The first officer did both walkarounds in daylight conditions and said he didn't notice anything wrong with the gauge. Having never experienced this, I was thinking the steering was out of rig. Had that other tire gone on takeoff or landing roll, we could have been in a serious situation very quickly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED AND OPERATED FOR 2 FLTS IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE L NOSE LNDG GEAR TIRE FLAT.

Narrative: FLEW FROM ZZZ TO XXX, LAID OVER AND THEN BACK AGAIN. SAME PLANE...WHAT HAD BEEN A NUISANCE ON THE INITIAL LEG OUT FROM ZZZ TO XXX OF A SLIGHT PULL TO THE L DURING TAXI WAS BOTHERSOME AFTER ANOTHER LEG. WROTE UP THAT THE PLANE PULLED DURING TAXI...MAINT WAS ON THE SCENE UPON OUR ARR INTO THE GATE AT ZZZ. EVEN BEFORE THE JET BRIDGE HAD BEEN MOVED, HE INFORMED ME WE HAD A FLAT TIRE ON THE NOSE. IN HINDSIGHT IT SEEMS VERY OBVIOUS THAT IS WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PULL, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, WE HAD NO INDICATIONS, IE, VIBRATION, OR BUMPING. THE FO DID BOTH WALKAROUNDS IN DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS AND SAID HE DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE GAUGE. HAVING NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS, I WAS THINKING THE STEERING WAS OUT OF RIG. HAD THAT OTHER TIRE GONE ON TKOF OR LNDG ROLL, WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS SIT VERY QUICKLY.

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.

An MD80 was dispatched and operated for 2 flts in non compliance with the left nose landing gear tire flat.