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An alert mechanic discovered a damaged A320 wheel which had been delivered by an outside vendor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 853604 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Main Gear Wheel |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
We received an A320 wheel assembly that was torn down by an outside vendor. The outboard half of the wheel had been dropped on concrete. The vendor failed to notify our shop. The damaged wheel was not due for ndt (non destructive testing) but was caught by a mechanic during a visual inspection. The wheel has been identified as scrap at a value of more than $4;000. There was a huge potential for wheel failure or injury to tire shop personnel by not reporting this incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An alert mechanic discovered a damaged A320 wheel which had been delivered by an outside vendor.
Narrative: We received an A320 Wheel assembly that was torn down by an outside vendor. The outboard half of the wheel had been dropped on concrete. The vendor failed to notify our shop. The damaged wheel was not due for NDT (Non Destructive Testing) but was caught by a mechanic during a visual inspection. The wheel has been identified as scrap at a value of more than $4;000. There was a huge potential for wheel failure or injury to Tire Shop personnel by not reporting this incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.