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An MD88 was dispatched in non compliance after 2 nose tires were replaced, but tire pressures not checked. Tires found flat at next station.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 626384 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance avionics : 12 maintenance technician : 13 |
| ASRS Report | 626384 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
While finishing a double nosewheel assembly change on an MD80, a check of the tire pressures was missed. This resulted in a flight delay at the next maintenance station for both tires being flat. Flat tires were found by ramp agents in ZZZ. The tire changes were being completed near shift change and maintenance equipment was being returned to storage areas. I also received 2 phone calls while in the process of completing tire replacements.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE AFTER 2 NOSE TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT TIRE PRESSURES NOT CHKED. TIRES FOUND FLAT AT NEXT STATION.
Narrative: WHILE FINISHING A DOUBLE NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLY CHANGE ON AN MD80, A CHK OF THE TIRE PRESSURES WAS MISSED. THIS RESULTED IN A FLT DELAY AT THE NEXT MAINT STATION FOR BOTH TIRES BEING FLAT. FLAT TIRES WERE FOUND BY RAMP AGENTS IN ZZZ. THE TIRE CHANGES WERE BEING COMPLETED NEAR SHIFT CHANGE AND MAINT EQUIP WAS BEING RETURNED TO STORAGE AREAS. I ALSO RECEIVED 2 PHONE CALLS WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING TIRE REPLACEMENTS.
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.