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A B767-300 was dispatched in non compliance with the right nose gear tire and wheel assembly missing the wheel spacer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 597470 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Sun |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 597470 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 597469 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was notified by my supervisor that an axle spacer was found to be missing on the right nose tire during a walkaround in ZZZ. On oct/sun/03, technician X and myself changed the right nose tire at ZZZ and to the best of my knowledge we installed the correct spacers on the axle.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE R NOSE GEAR TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY MISSING THE WHEEL SPACER.
Narrative: I WAS NOTIFIED BY MY SUPVR THAT AN AXLE SPACER WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING ON THE R NOSE TIRE DURING A WALKAROUND IN ZZZ. ON OCT/SUN/03, TECHNICIAN X AND MYSELF CHANGED THE R NOSE TIRE AT ZZZ AND TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE WE INSTALLED THE CORRECT SPACERS ON THE AXLE.
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.