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A DC9 was dispatched in non compliance with the nose gear splash guard not secured after a nose gear tire replacement.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 584988 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Thu |
| 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 | DC-9 40 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 584988 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : lighting performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On the morning of jun/thu/03, I performed a routine overnight line check inspection, finding #4 brake worn to limit and the left nose tire also worn to limit and, several other minor write-ups. I corrected the small items, had assistance with the brake on #4, then finished my work by doing the left nose tire by myself. I removed the splashguard and set it aside, jacked the aircraft with a small bottle jack. Removed and replaced the nose tire, torqued the axle nut and safetied it. Placed the splashguard on the axle, reached around the tire, slid in the 2 mount bolts with one-hand by fingers only started the nuts. Finished the axle end of the splashguard. Lowered the aircraft, cleaned the area, put away my tools and left the area. As I remember it was raining hard most of the night, I was soaked, and late in the shift. I was also getting hungry since I normally eat after my work is complete. I deviated from the normal procedure by not moving from the side to the rear of the wheel to install the 2 mount bolts and tightening them.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE NOSE GEAR SPLASH GUARD NOT SECURED AFTER A NOSE GEAR TIRE REPLACEMENT.
Narrative: ON THE MORNING OF JUN/THU/03, I PERFORMED A ROUTINE OVERNIGHT LINE CHK INSPECTION, FINDING #4 BRAKE WORN TO LIMIT AND THE L NOSE TIRE ALSO WORN TO LIMIT AND, SEVERAL OTHER MINOR WRITE-UPS. I CORRECTED THE SMALL ITEMS, HAD ASSISTANCE WITH THE BRAKE ON #4, THEN FINISHED MY WORK BY DOING THE L NOSE TIRE BY MYSELF. I REMOVED THE SPLASHGUARD AND SET IT ASIDE, JACKED THE ACFT WITH A SMALL BOTTLE JACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE TIRE, TORQUED THE AXLE NUT AND SAFETIED IT. PLACED THE SPLASHGUARD ON THE AXLE, REACHED AROUND THE TIRE, SLID IN THE 2 MOUNT BOLTS WITH ONE-HAND BY FINGERS ONLY STARTED THE NUTS. FINISHED THE AXLE END OF THE SPLASHGUARD. LOWERED THE ACFT, CLEANED THE AREA, PUT AWAY MY TOOLS AND LEFT THE AREA. AS I REMEMBER IT WAS RAINING HARD MOST OF THE NIGHT, I WAS SOAKED, AND LATE IN THE SHIFT. I WAS ALSO GETTING HUNGRY SINCE I NORMALLY EAT AFTER MY WORK IS COMPLETE. I DEVIATED FROM THE NORMAL PROC BY NOT MOVING FROM THE SIDE TO THE REAR OF THE WHEEL TO INSTALL THE 2 MOUNT BOLTS AND TIGHTENING THEM.
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.