A DC9 was dispatched with a main gear wheel and tire assembly improperly installed.

Attributes
ACN	377324
Time
Date	199708
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	377324
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On aug/xx/97 air carrier aircraft YYY blew a tire upon landing at ZZZ. It went into gate ab as flight xyz and it needed a tire change. I assisted in removing the blown tire, installing the new wheel on the axle, and rotating the tire while it was being torqued. I felt we did follow the maintenance manual regulations but it is obvious that the 2 alignment tangs were not engaged because they might have possibly stripped during the torquing process.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9 WAS DISPATCHED WITH A MAIN GEAR WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.

Narrative: ON AUG/XX/97 ACR ACFT YYY BLEW A TIRE UPON LNDG AT ZZZ. IT WENT INTO GATE AB AS FLT XYZ AND IT NEEDED A TIRE CHANGE. I ASSISTED IN REMOVING THE BLOWN TIRE, INSTALLING THE NEW WHEEL ON THE AXLE, AND ROTATING THE TIRE WHILE IT WAS BEING TORQUED. I FELT WE DID FOLLOW THE MAINT MANUAL REGS BUT IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE 2 ALIGNMENT TANGS WERE NOT ENGAGED BECAUSE THEY MIGHT HAVE POSSIBLY STRIPPED DURING THE TORQUING PROCESS.

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.