An A320 found #3 main wheel tie bolt broken. Replaced tire and wheel assembly.

Attributes
ACN	665702
Time
Date	200412
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	maintenance technician : 16
ASRS Report	665702
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	maintenance : technician
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : unqualified personnel
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication Company Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

#3 wheel has broken tie bolt. Removed and replaced #3 wheel and tire assembly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 FOUND #3 MAIN WHEEL TIE BOLT BROKEN. REPLACED TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY.

Narrative: #3 WHEEL HAS BROKEN TIE BOLT. REMOVED AND REPLACED #3 WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY.

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.