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Tire pressure test equipment was found to be reading incorrectly. The calibration system is in question.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1061660 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201301 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Tires |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
During routine tire pressure checks; I noticed that most or all or the tire pressure gauges in (sta) are reading 20-30 psi high or low. The calibration process seems to be failing and possibly resulting in grossly over/under serviced aircraft tires. Rarely do we have a correct reading tire gauge as checked on master regulator near tool room. Also the master regulator calibration is subject to fault issues per tool room personnel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Tire pressure test equipment was found to be reading incorrectly. The calibration system is in question.
Narrative: During routine tire pressure checks; I noticed that most or all or the tire pressure gauges in (STA) are reading 20-30 psi high or low. The calibration process seems to be failing and possibly resulting in grossly over/under serviced aircraft tires. Rarely do we have a correct reading tire gauge as checked on master regulator near tool room. Also the master regulator calibration is subject to fault issues per tool room personnel.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.