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A B737-700 was returned to service with 1 main tire wheel hub not safetied per the wheel change job card.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 658991 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200505 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phx.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 658991 |
| 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 : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
3 technicians assigned to 'a' check with brake and 2 main tire changes. All 3 technicians helped each other to finish it. I signed it off and thought another technician safetied the wheel hub. We were very busy that night. The tire was safetied before the plane left the ground.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700 WAS RETURNED TO SVC WITH 1 MAIN TIRE WHEEL HUB NOT SAFETIED PER THE WHEEL CHANGE JOB CARD.
Narrative: 3 TECHNICIANS ASSIGNED TO 'A' CHK WITH BRAKE AND 2 MAIN TIRE CHANGES. ALL 3 TECHNICIANS HELPED EACH OTHER TO FINISH IT. I SIGNED IT OFF AND THOUGHT ANOTHER TECHNICIAN SAFETIED THE WHEEL HUB. WE WERE VERY BUSY THAT NIGHT. THE TIRE WAS SAFETIED BEFORE THE PLANE LEFT THE GND.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.