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A B767-300 was dispatched in non compliance with a nose gear tire and wheel assembly replaced, but the wheel spacer was not reinstalled.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 588305 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200307 |
| 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 | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 18 |
| ASRS Report | 588305 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
While having the proper manuals and paperwork on hand, the spacer on the B767 nosewheels seems to be a trap. It continually sticks to the wheel bearing when the assembly is removed from the aircraft. Having the only nosewheel spacer of the 5 fleet types, air carrier X has and rarely changing B767 tires at this station contributes also to the spacer being missed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A NOSE GEAR TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY REPLACED, BUT THE WHEEL SPACER WAS NOT REINSTALLED.
Narrative: WHILE HAVING THE PROPER MANUALS AND PAPERWORK ON HAND, THE SPACER ON THE B767 NOSEWHEELS SEEMS TO BE A TRAP. IT CONTINUALLY STICKS TO THE WHEEL BEARING WHEN THE ASSEMBLY IS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT. HAVING THE ONLY NOSEWHEEL SPACER OF THE 5 FLEET TYPES, ACR X HAS AND RARELY CHANGING B767 TIRES AT THIS STATION CONTRIBUTES ALSO TO THE SPACER BEING MISSED.
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.