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A wheel and brake shop mechanic reports about an md-80 main wheel and tire assembly that was recently overhauled and returned to their shop due to a tire that was found deflated at the gate after taxi in.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 941439 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201103 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Main Gear Wheel |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Repairman |
| Experience | Maintenance Repairman 11 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
The hardware on the wheel appears to have loosened and the tire deflated. The MD80 wheel came from maintenance base wheel and brake shop overhaul per reference to maintenance records information.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Wheel and Brake Shop Mechanic reports about an MD-80 Main wheel and tire assembly that was recently overhauled and returned to their shop due to a tire that was found deflated at the gate after taxi in.
Narrative: The hardware on the wheel appears to have loosened and the tire deflated. The MD80 wheel came from Maintenance Base Wheel and Brake Shop Overhaul per reference to maintenance records information.
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.