An A320 was found with main gear wheel tie bolt sheared. Replaced wheel and tire.

Attributes
ACN	665704
Time
Date	200412
Day	Sat
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
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	665704
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 : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

#2 main landing gear tire has 1 tie bolt sheared off. Replaced #2 main landing gear tire with service wheel assembly per amm.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 WAS FOUND WITH MAIN GEAR WHEEL TIE BOLT SHEARED. REPLACED WHEEL AND TIRE.

Narrative: #2 MAIN LNDG GEAR TIRE HAS 1 TIE BOLT SHEARED OFF. REPLACED #2 MAIN LNDG GEAR TIRE WITH SVC WHEEL ASSEMBLY PER AMM.

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.