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A B767-300 was dispatched after a nose landing gear wheel and tire assembly had been replaced. Down-line station reports finding axle spacer missing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 723657 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 723657 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Dec/wed/06; crew report l-hand nose tire pressure low. Replaced nose tire on gate per maintenance manual. Didn't recall anything missing when installing tire. On dec/tue/06; mechanic report l-hand nose tire missing axle nut spacer. He replaced spacer and inspected axle; no damage noted. He notified our department maintenance manager of what he found.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 WAS DISPATCHED AFTER A NOSE LNDG GEAR WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN REPLACED. DOWN-LINE STATION RPTS FINDING AXLE SPACER MISSING.
Narrative: DEC/WED/06; CREW RPT L-HAND NOSE TIRE PRESSURE LOW. REPLACED NOSE TIRE ON GATE PER MAINT MANUAL. DIDN'T RECALL ANYTHING MISSING WHEN INSTALLING TIRE. ON DEC/TUE/06; MECH RPT L-HAND NOSE TIRE MISSING AXLE NUT SPACER. HE REPLACED SPACER AND INSPECTED AXLE; NO DAMAGE NOTED. HE NOTIFIED OUR DEPT MAINT MGR OF WHAT HE FOUND.
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.