A C560XL at FL250 returned to the departure airport due to improper service to the left main tire. Signoff 'tire svced.' tire pressure below limits and required replacement.

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Attributes
ACN	693691
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation Excel
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 7800 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	693691
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : logbook other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Apr/sun/06 I had written up in the logbook that the tire pressure was low and needed to be looked at. We were at ZZZ. Apr/mon/06; the aircraft had maintenance performed that morning and the tire was svced back to 215 psi (left main tire). The logbook was signed off by a mechanic and our trip was released by our dispatch and maintenance control. Airborne I took a look at the logbook again and noticed that the mechanic had incorrectly written the actual psi in the tire on the discrepancy side of the logbook. With the actual psi he found he was supposed to do a tire change and not just put air in it. I called our maintenance control from the air and they requested we return to ZZZ to have the correct maintenance performed on our aircraft. We did so with no incident and the correct maintenance was performed and the aircraft was re-released.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C560XL AT FL250 RETURNED TO THE DEP ARPT DUE TO IMPROPER SVC TO THE L MAIN TIRE. SIGNOFF 'TIRE SVCED.' TIRE PRESSURE BELOW LIMITS AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT.

Narrative: APR/SUN/06 I HAD WRITTEN UP IN THE LOGBOOK THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW AND NEEDED TO BE LOOKED AT. WE WERE AT ZZZ. APR/MON/06; THE ACFT HAD MAINT PERFORMED THAT MORNING AND THE TIRE WAS SVCED BACK TO 215 PSI (L MAIN TIRE). THE LOGBOOK WAS SIGNED OFF BY A MECH AND OUR TRIP WAS RELEASED BY OUR DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL. AIRBORNE I TOOK A LOOK AT THE LOGBOOK AGAIN AND NOTICED THAT THE MECH HAD INCORRECTLY WRITTEN THE ACTUAL PSI IN THE TIRE ON THE DISCREPANCY SIDE OF THE LOGBOOK. WITH THE ACTUAL PSI HE FOUND HE WAS SUPPOSED TO DO A TIRE CHANGE AND NOT JUST PUT AIR IN IT. I CALLED OUR MAINT CTL FROM THE AIR AND THEY REQUESTED WE RETURN TO ZZZ TO HAVE THE CORRECT MAINT PERFORMED ON OUR ACFT. WE DID SO WITH NO INCIDENT AND THE CORRECT MAINT WAS PERFORMED AND THE ACFT WAS RE-RELEASED.

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.