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A S80 nose gear tire is inflated to correct pressure prior to departure but at departure airport later found that both nose gear tires should have been replaced at ord, il.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 513960 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 513960 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Location: ord. Walkaround, found right nose tire 110 pounds, called maintenance. Maintenance inflated tire to 170 pounds, proceeded to lga. Walkaround in lga found tire pressure down to 150 pounds, called maintenance. They said ord should have changed both tires before departing ord.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A S80 NOSE GEAR TIRE IS INFLATED TO CORRECT PRESSURE PRIOR TO DEP BUT AT DEP ARPT LATER FOUND THAT BOTH NOSE GEAR TIRES SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT ORD, IL.
Narrative: LOCATION: ORD. WALKAROUND, FOUND R NOSE TIRE 110 LBS, CALLED MAINT. MAINT INFLATED TIRE TO 170 LBS, PROCEEDED TO LGA. WALKAROUND IN LGA FOUND TIRE PRESSURE DOWN TO 150 LBS, CALLED MAINT. THEY SAID ORD SHOULD HAVE CHANGED BOTH TIRES BEFORE DEPARTING ORD.
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.