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A B757-200 technician reports accomplishing the tire and wheel inspection job card and failed to find a main gear missing tie bolt.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 668788 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200508 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 668788 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Missing tie bolt on main wheel. I did my inspection per the work card; applying in service limits to the tires; and proper inflation. In lieu of what has happened; I plan to be aware in the future. This might not have occurred if the tire check was more detailed. Wheel was replaced on same day prior to flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 TECHNICIAN RPTS ACCOMPLISHING THE TIRE AND WHEEL INSPECTION JOB CARD AND FAILED TO FIND A MAIN GEAR MISSING TIE BOLT.
Narrative: MISSING TIE BOLT ON MAIN WHEEL. I DID MY INSPECTION PER THE WORK CARD; APPLYING IN SVC LIMITS TO THE TIRES; AND PROPER INFLATION. IN LIEU OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED; I PLAN TO BE AWARE IN THE FUTURE. THIS MIGHT NOT HAVE OCCURRED IF THE TIRE CHK WAS MORE DETAILED. WHEEL WAS REPLACED ON SAME DAY PRIOR TO FLT.
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.