Narrative:

I was given the job to change the tire on a B767-300 aircraft. The conditions that existed at that time were: winds at 21 KTS with gusts to 26 KTS from 310 degrees. The aircraft was facing approximately 010 degrees. Per the maintenance manual (MM) 07-11-03; the aircraft is to be headed into the wind to prevent weathervaning; which means that the aircraft can be turned by the wind and off the jacks.

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Title: A Line Mechanic reported his concern about having to jack a B767-300 aircraft during gusting winds of 26 KTS to change a tire when the aircraft was not centered into the wind.

Narrative: I was given the job to change the tire on a B767-300 aircraft. The conditions that existed at that time were: winds at 21 KTS with gusts to 26 KTS from 310 degrees. The aircraft was facing approximately 010 degrees. Per the Maintenance Manual (MM) 07-11-03; the aircraft is to be headed into the wind to prevent weathervaning; which means that the aircraft can be turned by the wind and off the jacks.

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.