A B767-300 captain reports discovering a failed wheel bearing by monitoring the right truck right aft wheel and tire temperature. Tire went flat from overtemp.

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Attributes
ACN	677322
Time
Date	200511
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	677322
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : tire and wheel temp indicator other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Right aft wheel; right truck tire deflated due to overtemp. Found apparent bearing failure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 CAPT RPTS DISCOVERING A FAILED WHEEL BEARING BY MONITORING THE R TRUCK R AFT WHEEL AND TIRE TEMP. TIRE WENT FLAT FROM OVERTEMP.

Narrative: R AFT WHEEL; R TRUCK TIRE DEFLATED DUE TO OVERTEMP. FOUND APPARENT BEARING FAILURE.

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.