JS41 crew found an underinflated tire on preflight inspection.

Attributes
ACN	508586
Time
Date	200104
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Jetstream 41
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : preflight descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5600 flight time type : 1900
ASRS Report	508586
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 11 flight time total : 2280 flight time type : 11
ASRS Report	508906
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During preflight for return to iad, discovered right nose tire was low. Contacted maintenance control via cell phone. An air carrier X mechanic checked pressure -- found to be at 25 psi. Maintenance control said to fill to 44 psi and that no logbook entry was required. In hindsight, should have written up in logbook requiring a mechanic to enter his corrective action. Supplemental information from acn 508900: while on the telephone with maintenance, an air carrier X ramp maintenance personnel offered to inflate the low tire to normal. We confirmed the required psi while on the telephone with maintenance and mutually agreed that a maintenance write-up would not be required. Postflt inspection of the nose gear tire checked out normal. Poor ramp coordination at pit between operations, the flight crew, and maintenance caused the confusion of the questionable write-up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: JS41 CREW FOUND AN UNDERINFLATED TIRE ON PREFLT INSPECTION.

Narrative: DURING PREFLT FOR RETURN TO IAD, DISCOVERED R NOSE TIRE WAS LOW. CONTACTED MAINT CTL VIA CELL PHONE. AN ACR X MECH CHKED PRESSURE -- FOUND TO BE AT 25 PSI. MAINT CTL SAID TO FILL TO 44 PSI AND THAT NO LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS REQUIRED. IN HINDSIGHT, SHOULD HAVE WRITTEN UP IN LOGBOOK REQUIRING A MECH TO ENTER HIS CORRECTIVE ACTION. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 508900: WHILE ON THE TELEPHONE WITH MAINT, AN ACR X RAMP MAINT PERSONNEL OFFERED TO INFLATE THE LOW TIRE TO NORMAL. WE CONFIRMED THE REQUIRED PSI WHILE ON THE TELEPHONE WITH MAINT AND MUTUALLY AGREED THAT A MAINT WRITE-UP WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED. POSTFLT INSPECTION OF THE NOSE GEAR TIRE CHKED OUT NORMAL. POOR RAMP COORD AT PIT BTWN OPS, THE FLC, AND MAINT CAUSED THE CONFUSION OF THE QUESTIONABLE WRITE-UP.

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.