A B767-300 was dispatched in non compliance with the left nose tire missing the wheel spacer.

Attributes
ACN	601894
Time
Date	200311
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
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
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	601894
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	601895
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : training
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Quality assurance indicates washers was not installed on l-hand nose tire assembly. To the best of my knowledge, we installed nose tire assembly correctly. There were no PIREPS or discrepancies after installation. No damage to nose landing gear was incurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE L NOSE TIRE MISSING THE WHEEL SPACER.

Narrative: QUALITY ASSURANCE INDICATES WASHERS WAS NOT INSTALLED ON L-HAND NOSE TIRE ASSEMBLY. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, WE INSTALLED NOSE TIRE ASSEMBLY CORRECTLY. THERE WERE NO PIREPS OR DISCREPANCIES AFTER INSTALLATION. NO DAMAGE TO NOSE LNDG GEAR WAS INCURRED.

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.