An MD80 nose landing gear tire pressure gauge was replaced with incorrect pressure gauge.

Attributes
ACN	736420
Time
Date	200704
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : lead technician
ASRS Report	736420
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	736419
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : briefing contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : non availability of parts performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Wednesday morning a man on my crew asked me to order a part for him and handed me a maintenance manual reference. The paperwork had 2 part numbers. One of the part numbers I could not order on aircraft OTS and did not xref in the ipc the second number could be ordered on aircraft OTS and I submitted the order for this part. Supplemental information from acn 736419: while working on aircraft X; I was assigned to the nose gear to change tire pressure gauges. I found the gauges in the maintenance manual and gave the part numbers to my lead to order for me. The main landing gear gauges can be pulled up in the ipc from the manufacturer's part number but the nose landing gear gauges are not in the ipc. I received the gauges from my lead and installed them on the aircraft. The gauges were the wrong part number and I did not know it was the wrong gauge.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 NOSE LNDG GEAR TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE WAS REPLACED WITH INCORRECT PRESSURE GAUGE.

Narrative: WEDNESDAY MORNING A MAN ON MY CREW ASKED ME TO ORDER A PART FOR HIM AND HANDED ME A MAINT MANUAL REF. THE PAPERWORK HAD 2 PART NUMBERS. ONE OF THE PART NUMBERS I COULD NOT ORDER ON ACFT OTS AND DID NOT XREF IN THE IPC THE SECOND NUMBER COULD BE ORDERED ON ACFT OTS AND I SUBMITTED THE ORDER FOR THIS PART. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 736419: WHILE WORKING ON ACFT X; I WAS ASSIGNED TO THE NOSE GEAR TO CHANGE TIRE PRESSURE GAUGES. I FOUND THE GAUGES IN THE MAINT MANUAL AND GAVE THE PART NUMBERS TO MY LEAD TO ORDER FOR ME. THE MAIN LNDG GEAR GAUGES CAN BE PULLED UP IN THE IPC FROM THE MANUFACTURER'S PART NUMBER BUT THE NOSE LNDG GEAR GAUGES ARE NOT IN THE IPC. I RECEIVED THE GAUGES FROM MY LEAD AND INSTALLED THEM ON THE ACFT. THE GAUGES WERE THE WRONG PART NUMBER AND I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS THE WRONG GAUGE.

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.