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An A320 pilot reported visual detecting a main gear tire with low pressure during the walk around of an aircraft with tire pressure gauges still installed. Tire pressure is not checked at non-maintenance stations and removal of tire pressure gauges creates a potential hazard.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 840764 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Tires |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 13500 Flight Crew Type 2830 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
During my walk around inspection I noticed the left outboard main tire had a little more of a bulge on the bottom of the tire than usual. Fortunately the tire gauges were still on this aircraft. The gauge read 100psi (bottom of the gauge) there was 90 psi when maintenance checked it. So what would have been the outcome of this scenario? My understanding is the gauges are coming off; I'm assuming for cost. Maintenance checks the tires. It is obvious they are not being checked at non-maintenance airports. This could have been a potentially dangerous situation. Maybe the tire checking procedure should be reevaluated.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 pilot reported visual detecting a main gear tire with low pressure during the walk around of an aircraft with tire pressure gauges still installed. Tire pressure is not checked at non-maintenance stations and removal of tire pressure gauges creates a potential hazard.
Narrative: During my walk around inspection I noticed the left outboard main tire had a little more of a bulge on the bottom of the tire than usual. Fortunately the tire gauges were still on this aircraft. The gauge read 100psi (bottom of the gauge) there was 90 psi when maintenance checked it. So what would have been the outcome of this scenario? My understanding is the gauges are coming off; I'm assuming for cost. Maintenance checks the tires. It is obvious they are not being checked at non-maintenance airports. This could have been a potentially dangerous situation. Maybe the tire checking procedure should be reevaluated.
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.