A B767-300 was dispatched in non compliance with the axle spacer for #5 wheel and tire assembly not ...

Attributes
ACN	570806
Time
Date	200212
Day	Sun
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : lead technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
ASRS Report	570806
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : lighting contributing factor : weather performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : training
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance
Situations
Publication	Maint Manual Proc

Narrative:

As crew chief, I assigned 3 mechanics to a tire change on aircraft X. They pulled their paperwork and went out aircraft. They informed me they never changed tire before so I went out and made sure they were set up properly, and followed paper. Other duties pulled me away. I returned with grease for axle and quality assurance. I greased the axle and overlooked the spacer, the mechanics installed tire. I watched the completion and signed off item in E-6 logbook.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE AXLE SPACER FOR #5 WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY NOT INSTALLED.

Narrative: AS CREW CHIEF, I ASSIGNED 3 MECHS TO A TIRE CHANGE ON ACFT X. THEY PULLED THEIR PAPERWORK AND WENT OUT ACFT. THEY INFORMED ME THEY NEVER CHANGED TIRE BEFORE SO I WENT OUT AND MADE SURE THEY WERE SET UP PROPERLY, AND FOLLOWED PAPER. OTHER DUTIES PULLED ME AWAY. I RETURNED WITH GREASE FOR AXLE AND QUALITY ASSURANCE. I GREASED THE AXLE AND OVERLOOKED THE SPACER, THE MECHS INSTALLED TIRE. I WATCHED THE COMPLETION AND SIGNED OFF ITEM IN E-6 LOGBOOK.

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.

A B767-300 was dispatched in non compliance with the axle spacer for #5 wheel and tire assembly not installed.