A DC9 on preflight check found wheel tie bolt on right inboard wheel broken.

Attributes
ACN	665760
Time
Date	200502
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
Experience	maintenance technician : 16
ASRS Report	665760
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 : 969
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	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication Company Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

On preflight walkaround; found 1 wheel through bolt broken on right inboard wheel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9 ON PREFLT CHK FOUND WHEEL TIE BOLT ON R INBOARD WHEEL BROKEN.

Narrative: ON PREFLT WALKAROUND; FOUND 1 WHEEL THROUGH BOLT BROKEN ON R INBOARD WHEEL.

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.