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A B737-300 was dispatched in non compliance with 2 mismatched nose tire and wheel assemblies. Installed 1 -300 and 1 -500 wheel and tire assembly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 572608 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200301 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| 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 | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 572608 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : lighting performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During a service check, I replaced both nose tires. Pulling the tires off the tire cart from the B737-300/500 I installed as normal. During paperwork audits, they found that the tires were mismatched.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH 2 MISMATCHED NOSE TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES. INSTALLED 1 -300 AND 1 -500 WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY.
Narrative: DURING A SVC CHK, I REPLACED BOTH NOSE TIRES. PULLING THE TIRES OFF THE TIRE CART FROM THE B737-300/500 I INSTALLED AS NORMAL. DURING PAPERWORK AUDITS, THEY FOUND THAT THE TIRES WERE MISMATCHED.
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.