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Two mechanics report not installing a tang washer on the left and right nose gear axle on a B767 after replacing both nose tires for a vibration during taxiing write up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 836589 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200905 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nose Gear Tire |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe |
| Experience | Maintenance Technician 21 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe |
| Experience | Maintenance Technician 21 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
May 2009; replaced nose landing gear tires on a B767 aircraft. Two days later; I was informed by supervision that washers on nose landing gear tires were found missing at an international station. Counseled by supervisor and reviewed maintenance bulletins and crew briefing. I am willing to participate in any further investigation. Unsafe and unreliable tools that are too complicated. Axle wrench difficult to use and kept slipping off retaining nut.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Two Mechanics report not installing a tang washer on the left and right nose gear axle on a B767 after replacing both nose tires for a vibration during taxiing write up.
Narrative: May 2009; replaced nose landing gear tires on a B767 aircraft. Two days later; I was informed by supervision that washers on nose landing gear tires were found missing at an International Station. Counseled by Supervisor and reviewed maintenance bulletins and crew briefing. I am willing to participate in any further investigation. Unsafe and unreliable tools that are too complicated. Axle wrench difficult to use and kept slipping off retaining nut.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.