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A B737-700 was dispatched in non compliance with 2 nose tires of the same manufacturer's part number and size but one a bias ply and other a radial ply.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 530771 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 530771 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence other |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Assisted with nose tire change by filling out the parts tags. Manufacturer part number and si numbers were the same for both tires, one bias and one radial.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH 2 NOSE TIRES OF THE SAME MANUFACTURER'S PART NUMBER AND SIZE BUT ONE A BIAS PLY AND OTHER A RADIAL PLY.
Narrative: ASSISTED WITH NOSE TIRE CHANGE BY FILLING OUT THE PARTS TAGS. MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER AND SI NUMBERS WERE THE SAME FOR BOTH TIRES, ONE BIAS AND ONE RADIAL.
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.