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A mechanic and an inspector may not have re-installed wheel spacers on an unidentified aircraft after changing the left and right nose tires.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 928548 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201101 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nose Gear Tire |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Experience | Maintenance Technician 26 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Inspector |
| Qualification | Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe |
| Experience | Maintenance Technician 7 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
After completion of the (fleet type and letter) check on aircraft X; we were pushing aircraft out of the hangar when the right-hand nose tire was cut by FOD/razor blade. After tire deflated beyond limits; both nose tires were required to changed. We started changing the tires; about three or four of us; in accordance with the nose wheel removal and installation work card. To the best of my knowledge all work was complete and the spacers were installed.I have just discovered today; that the spacers may not have been installed. There was a lot of pressure on getting aircraft X to the gate in order to make the flight. I followed all methods and procedures to the best of my ability.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Mechanic and an Inspector may not have re-installed wheel spacers on an unidentified aircraft after changing the left and right nose tires.
Narrative: After completion of the (fleet type and letter) Check on aircraft X; we were pushing aircraft out of the hangar when the right-hand nose tire was cut by FOD/razor blade. After tire deflated beyond limits; both nose tires were required to changed. We started changing the tires; about three or four of us; in accordance with the nose wheel removal and installation work card. To the best of my knowledge all work was complete and the spacers were installed.I have just discovered today; that the spacers may not have been installed. There was a lot of pressure on getting Aircraft X to the gate in order to make the flight. I followed all methods and procedures to the best of my ability.
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.