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The crew of a B737-300 discover 4 inch staples in a nose tire during a walkaround. At the next station, the crew found more staples on the gate lead in line.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 631826 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sfo.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lax.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10845 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 631876 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : fod ground encounters other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Aircraft Airport |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
During the walkaround, the first officer found a row of staples lodged in the nosewheel tire. Maintenance decided to change the tire. We flew to sea. I did the walkaround and found more staples on the ground next to the taxi lead-in line. 2 pieces were about 4
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE CREW OF A B737-300 DISCOVER 4 INCH STAPLES IN A NOSE TIRE DURING A WALKAROUND. AT THE NEXT STATION, THE CREW FOUND MORE STAPLES ON THE GATE LEAD IN LINE.
Narrative: DURING THE WALKAROUND, THE FO FOUND A ROW OF STAPLES LODGED IN THE NOSEWHEEL TIRE. MAINT DECIDED TO CHANGE THE TIRE. WE FLEW TO SEA. I DID THE WALKAROUND AND FOUND MORE STAPLES ON THE GND NEXT TO THE TAXI LEAD-IN LINE. 2 PIECES WERE ABOUT 4
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.