A B737-300 on postflt inspection was found to have the outboard left main landing gear wheel and tir...

Attributes
ACN	678411
Time
Date	200511
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
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	678411
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : installation
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

At the gate in ZZZ after flight; left main outboard tire and rim missing. Taxi; takeoff; and landing were all normal. Hgs used for takeoff and landing. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the wheels and tires looked ok during the preflight inspection. The takeoff was using the heads up display and the nosewheels were right on the runway centerline and the nose gear had a lot of shaking. Nothing unusual was noted on the landing. Reporter indicated maintenance has not advised the flight crew of the maintenance action taken and probable cause of the incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 ON POSTFLT INSPECTION WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE OUTBOARD L MAIN LNDG GEAR WHEEL AND TIRE MISSING.

Narrative: AT THE GATE IN ZZZ AFTER FLT; L MAIN OUTBOARD TIRE AND RIM MISSING. TAXI; TKOF; AND LNDG WERE ALL NORMAL. HGS USED FOR TKOF AND LNDG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE WHEELS AND TIRES LOOKED OK DURING THE PREFLT INSPECTION. THE TKOF WAS USING THE HEADS UP DISPLAY AND THE NOSEWHEELS WERE RIGHT ON THE RWY CTRLINE AND THE NOSE GEAR HAD A LOT OF SHAKING. NOTHING UNUSUAL WAS NOTED ON THE LNDG. RPTR INDICATED MAINT HAS NOT ADVISED THE FLT CREW OF THE MAINT ACTION TAKEN AND PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT.

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.

A B737-300 on postflt inspection was found to have the outboard left main landing gear wheel and tire missing.