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An MD80 on overnight layover check has FAA safety inspector question technician on tire servicing and inflation pressures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 447120 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 447120 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : air carrier inspector |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
Checked tire pressures upon arrival to aircraft. Tires were still warm. #1 was 8 pounds high, did not let air out. We changed #3 tire. Tire was high after me and the FAA inspector looked at it. I took the pressure down to limits. Supervisor told him we do not check tires after we change them cause they should come out of the shop the proper psi.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 ON OVERNIGHT LAYOVER CHK HAS FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR QUESTION TECHNICIAN ON TIRE SVCING AND INFLATION PRESSURES.
Narrative: CHKED TIRE PRESSURES UPON ARR TO ACFT. TIRES WERE STILL WARM. #1 WAS 8 LBS HIGH, DID NOT LET AIR OUT. WE CHANGED #3 TIRE. TIRE WAS HIGH AFTER ME AND THE FAA INSPECTOR LOOKED AT IT. I TOOK THE PRESSURE DOWN TO LIMITS. SUPVR TOLD HIM WE DO NOT CHK TIRES AFTER WE CHANGE THEM CAUSE THEY SHOULD COME OUT OF THE SHOP THE PROPER PSI.
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.