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Pilot reports about a second occurrence where one of the two new nose tires previously installed on a B737-500 had to be changed due to air leaking. Pilot believes tires being installed are defective from tire shops with leaks.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 811277 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200810 |
| 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 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-500 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 811277 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : briefing performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
This is to document the second occurrence of airline maintenance in ZZZ putting new nosewheel tires on a B737 that were defective. This is the second case in a month whereby one of the new nose tires had to be changed after being installed because they were leaking air. So; 2 problems: maintenance is not checking the tire pressure for proper inflation after new installation; and the new tires being installed are defective from the tire shop with leaks.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PILOT REPORTS ABOUT A SECOND OCCURRENCE WHERE ONE OF THE TWO NEW NOSE TIRES PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED ON A B737-500 HAD TO BE CHANGED DUE TO AIR LEAKING. PILOT BELIEVES TIRES BEING INSTALLED ARE DEFECTIVE FROM TIRE SHOPS WITH LEAKS.
Narrative: THIS IS TO DOCUMENT THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF AIRLINE MAINT IN ZZZ PUTTING NEW NOSEWHEEL TIRES ON A B737 THAT WERE DEFECTIVE. THIS IS THE SECOND CASE IN A MONTH WHEREBY ONE OF THE NEW NOSE TIRES HAD TO BE CHANGED AFTER BEING INSTALLED BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING AIR. SO; 2 PROBS: MAINT IS NOT CHKING THE TIRE PRESSURE FOR PROPER INFLATION AFTER NEW INSTALLATION; AND THE NEW TIRES BEING INSTALLED ARE DEFECTIVE FROM THE TIRE SHOP WITH LEAKS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.