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An A320 on arrival technician found bright spot on wheel. Touched tie bolt and nut and found not torqued. Replaced #3 and tire assembly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 665804 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200504 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| 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 : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 665804 |
| 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 : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication Company Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft arrives at ZZZ; notices a shiny line by the tie bolt. Tech touched with his hand and it wasn't fully torqued. Changed #3 main wheel assembly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 ON ARR TECHNICIAN FOUND BRIGHT SPOT ON WHEEL. TOUCHED TIE BOLT AND NUT AND FOUND NOT TORQUED. REPLACED #3 AND TIRE ASSEMBLY.
Narrative: ACFT ARRIVES AT ZZZ; NOTICES A SHINY LINE BY THE TIE BOLT. TECH TOUCHED WITH HIS HAND AND IT WASN'T FULLY TORQUED. CHANGED #3 MAIN 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.