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An airbus A-320 mechanic reports on finding the #3 main landing gear wheel assembly with a loose tie-bolt during pre-taxi walkaround.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 774595 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200712 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 774595 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper maintenance 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 : repair performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On pre-taxi walkaround; the #3 main landing gear wheel assembly was found to have a loose tie-bolt. The wheel and tire were changed during the overnight visit. Get rid of outsourced maintenance and return wheel and tire assembly work to qualified company mechanics.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS A-320 MECHANIC REPORTS ON FINDING THE #3 MAIN LNDG GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY WITH A LOOSE TIE-BOLT DURING PRE-TAXI WALKAROUND.
Narrative: ON PRE-TAXI WALKAROUND; THE #3 MAIN LNDG GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO HAVE A LOOSE TIE-BOLT. THE WHEEL AND TIRE WERE CHANGED DURING THE OVERNIGHT VISIT. GET RID OF OUTSOURCED MAINT AND RETURN WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY WORK TO QUALIFIED COMPANY MECHS.
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.