A DC10 was discovered during a final walkaround to have #4 tie bolt broken.

Attributes
ACN	665711
Time
Date	200412
Day	Thu
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	maintenance technician : 16
ASRS Report	665711
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	maintenance : technician
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : unqualified personnel
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Environmental Factor Chart Or Publication Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

During final walkaround, observed #4 tie bolt broken.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC10 WAS DISCOVERED DURING A FINAL WALKAROUND TO HAVE #4 TIE BOLT BROKEN.

Narrative: DURING FINAL WALKAROUND, OBSERVED #4 TIE BOLT BROKEN.

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.