DC10 was discovered on a walkaround inspection to have a broken wheel tie bolt.

Attributes
ACN	665688
Time
Date	200511
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
Experience	maintenance technician : 16
ASRS Report	665688
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	maintenance : technician
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 : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : unqualified personnel
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Chart Or Publication Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Found during walkaround; wheel position 003 tie bolt broken.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10 WAS DISCOVERED ON A WALKAROUND INSPECTION TO HAVE A BROKEN WHEEL TIE BOLT.

Narrative: FOUND DURING WALKAROUND; WHEEL POS 003 TIE BOLT BROKEN.

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.