Aircraft equipment problem axle spacers not installed after wheel replacement.

Attributes
ACN	295941
Time
Date	199502
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mco
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	295941
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon changing #1 and #2 main tires, axle spacers stayed with the old tires and were not transferred to new tire and wheel assemblies and installed on aircraft. Resulted in flight delay in denver to inspect axles (no damage occurred) and install spacers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB AXLE SPACERS NOT INSTALLED AFTER WHEEL REPLACEMENT.

Narrative: UPON CHANGING #1 AND #2 MAIN TIRES, AXLE SPACERS STAYED WITH THE OLD TIRES AND WERE NOT TRANSFERRED TO NEW TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES AND INSTALLED ON ACFT. RESULTED IN FLT DELAY IN DENVER TO INSPECT AXLES (NO DAMAGE OCCURRED) AND INSTALL SPACERS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.