A B757 found #7 wheel with broken tie bolt. Replaced #7 wheel and tire assembly.

Attributes
ACN	665771
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	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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	665771
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 : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Company Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

#7 tire and wheel has thru bolt broken. Repaired and replaced #7 main tire and wheel assembly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 FOUND #7 WHEEL WITH BROKEN TIE BOLT. REPLACED #7 WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY.

Narrative: #7 TIRE AND WHEEL HAS THRU BOLT BROKEN. REPAIRED AND REPLACED #7 MAIN TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY.

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.