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A B767-200 nose tire and wheel assembly was replaced due to nose gear vibration. Found wheel axle spacer missing. Not installed on tire change at previous downline station.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 705676 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 5 maintenance technician : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 705676 |
| 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 : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Nose landing gear tire change at gate due to reported nosewheel vibration; co-signed for work by other technician. Also reference log page XXX; work performed at (XXX) by employee (XXX) reported that spacers were missing from previous maintenance. Wheel spacers may have been left inside the removed wheel/tire assemblies at XXX.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-200 NOSE TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED DUE TO NOSE GEAR VIBRATION. FOUND WHEEL AXLE SPACER MISSING. NOT INSTALLED ON TIRE CHANGE AT PREVIOUS DOWNLINE STATION.
Narrative: NOSE LNDG GEAR TIRE CHANGE AT GATE DUE TO RPTED NOSEWHEEL VIBRATION; CO-SIGNED FOR WORK BY OTHER TECHNICIAN. ALSO REF LOG PAGE XXX; WORK PERFORMED AT (XXX) BY EMPLOYEE (XXX) RPTED THAT SPACERS WERE MISSING FROM PREVIOUS MAINT. WHEEL SPACERS MAY HAVE BEEN LEFT INSIDE THE REMOVED WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLIES AT XXX.
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.