A DC9 was found to have #3 main tire wheel tie bolt broken.

Attributes
ACN	665701
Time
Date	200412
Day	Mon
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Aircraft 2
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Experience	maintenance technician : 16
ASRS Report	665701
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	maintenance : technician
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication Company
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

#3 main tire tie bolt broken.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9 WAS FOUND TO HAVE #3 MAIN TIRE WHEEL TIE BOLT BROKEN.

Narrative: #3 MAIN TIRE TIE BOLT BROKEN.

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.