An A320 during preflight check found #2 tire and wheel assembly missing 1 lug nut.

Attributes
ACN	665742
Time
Date	200501
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
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 : airframe technician : powerplant
Experience	maintenance technician : 16
ASRS Report	665742
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	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor Company Chart Or Publication Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

On preflight; #2 tire missing 1 lug nut.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 DURING PREFLT CHK FOUND #2 TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY MISSING 1 LUG NUT.

Narrative: ON PREFLT; #2 TIRE MISSING 1 LUG NUT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.