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A tire and wheel build shop reports B727-200 wheels shipped to line stations lacking the wheel bearing spacer. 1 wheel was installed before recall.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 493138 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200011 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| 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 : repairman |
| ASRS Report | 493138 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : repairman |
| ASRS Report | 493146 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Around the dates of nov/sun/00 and nov/mon/00, I was finalizing main wheels on 2ND shift. I finalized B727 main wheels without placing a spacer after the bearing and shipped them out. At the time, I was unaware that they needed spacers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TIRE AND WHEEL BUILD SHOP RPTS B727-200 WHEELS SHIPPED TO LINE STATIONS LACKING THE WHEEL BEARING SPACER. 1 WHEEL WAS INSTALLED BEFORE RECALL.
Narrative: AROUND THE DATES OF NOV/SUN/00 AND NOV/MON/00, I WAS FINALIZING MAIN WHEELS ON 2ND SHIFT. I FINALIZED B727 MAIN WHEELS WITHOUT PLACING A SPACER AFTER THE BEARING AND SHIPPED THEM OUT. AT THE TIME, I WAS UNAWARE THAT THEY NEEDED 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.