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A B767-300 service bulletin was accomplished on tires in a serial number block. Tire shop reports worn tires returned to shop should have been removed. Inspector found only 1 tire did not fall in serial number block.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 635342 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : fcc technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 11 |
| ASRS Report | 635342 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Tire serial numbers were checked for numbers that had a service bulletin issued against them. After tire was worn out in service. Tire shop claimed they were covered by the bulletin and should have been replaced. Upon more research found that 1 tire did not fall within serial number of bulletin.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 SVC BULLETIN WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON TIRES IN A SERIAL NUMBER BLOCK. TIRE SHOP RPTS WORN TIRES RETURNED TO SHOP SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED. INSPECTOR FOUND ONLY 1 TIRE DID NOT FALL IN SERIAL NUMBER BLOCK.
Narrative: TIRE SERIAL NUMBERS WERE CHKED FOR NUMBERS THAT HAD A SVC BULLETIN ISSUED AGAINST THEM. AFTER TIRE WAS WORN OUT IN SVC. TIRE SHOP CLAIMED THEY WERE COVERED BY THE BULLETIN AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. UPON MORE RESEARCH FOUND THAT 1 TIRE DID NOT FALL WITHIN SERIAL NUMBER OF BULLETIN.
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.