An MD80 was dispatched with the right nose gear tire and wheel assembly installed improperly.

Attributes
ACN	386490
Time
Date	199711
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	386490
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I went over to assist abc on aircraft nose shimmy, pilot report. Due to this being the 4TH write-up, the lead tech (xyz) decided to change both nose tires. I changed the #1 tire and abc changed the #2 tire. After the #1 tire was changed and spray deflector was installed, I started parts change paperwork #1. Abc was still working the #2, so I filled out the #2 parts change paperwork. While abc was finishing the safeties on the spray deflector, I took the paperwork up in the jetway and signed off the pilot report. Later in the shift, I was notified that when the aircraft landed at atl, the #2 tire/wheel failed. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was an MD80 and the cause of the right nose gear wheel and tire assembly failure was the inner bearing was installed backwards. The reporter said the FAA made contact with the reporter.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE R NOSE GEAR TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY INSTALLED IMPROPERLY.

Narrative: I WENT OVER TO ASSIST ABC ON ACFT NOSE SHIMMY, PLT RPT. DUE TO THIS BEING THE 4TH WRITE-UP, THE LEAD TECH (XYZ) DECIDED TO CHANGE BOTH NOSE TIRES. I CHANGED THE #1 TIRE AND ABC CHANGED THE #2 TIRE. AFTER THE #1 TIRE WAS CHANGED AND SPRAY DEFLECTOR WAS INSTALLED, I STARTED PARTS CHANGE PAPERWORK #1. ABC WAS STILL WORKING THE #2, SO I FILLED OUT THE #2 PARTS CHANGE PAPERWORK. WHILE ABC WAS FINISHING THE SAFETIES ON THE SPRAY DEFLECTOR, I TOOK THE PAPERWORK UP IN THE JETWAY AND SIGNED OFF THE PLT RPT. LATER IN THE SHIFT, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT WHEN THE ACFT LANDED AT ATL, THE #2 TIRE/WHEEL FAILED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS AN MD80 AND THE CAUSE OF THE R NOSE GEAR WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY FAILURE WAS THE INNER BEARING WAS INSTALLED BACKWARDS. THE RPTR SAID THE FAA MADE CONTACT WITH THE RPTR.

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.