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A B757-200 with 3 worn tires was given a time controled deferral for replacement at first maintenance station. Aircraft subsequently went through 3 stations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 623079 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200406 |
| Day | Sun |
| 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 | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| ASRS Report | 623079 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : non availability of parts contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
This aircraft had 6 main landing gear tires that ZZZ maintenance said were below pre service check levels. They changed 3 of the tires and asked technical services for time controled items to cover the remaining 3 tires. The aircraft had been in ZZZ since XA58 on the jun/sat/04. They had all day to change the tires. The manager ordered a technician to issue 3 time controled items for the tires. Should have been changed at next maintenance station. It went through 3 stations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 WITH 3 WORN TIRES WAS GIVEN A TIME CTLED DEFERRAL FOR REPLACEMENT AT FIRST MAINT STATION. ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY WENT THROUGH 3 STATIONS.
Narrative: THIS ACFT HAD 6 MAIN LNDG GEAR TIRES THAT ZZZ MAINT SAID WERE BELOW PRE SVC CHK LEVELS. THEY CHANGED 3 OF THE TIRES AND ASKED TECHNICAL SVCS FOR TIME CTLED ITEMS TO COVER THE REMAINING 3 TIRES. THE ACFT HAD BEEN IN ZZZ SINCE XA58 ON THE JUN/SAT/04. THEY HAD ALL DAY TO CHANGE THE TIRES. THE MGR ORDERED A TECHNICIAN TO ISSUE 3 TIME CTLED ITEMS FOR THE TIRES. SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED AT NEXT MAINT STATION. IT WENT THROUGH 3 STATIONS.
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.