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A line mechanic reports he was notified by the tire shop that an axle nut washer was found stuck to the nose wheel bearing of a nose gear tire he had removed from a B767-300. Downline maintenance station inspected the tire installation and verified axle nut washer was missing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 904128 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Working deferred items for the day; finished two tires on an A320 aircraft. Proceeded to terminal 'B' and started and finished right nlg (nose landing gear) tire change [on B767-300]. Received call stating tire shop had found axle nut washer attached to wheel bearing. Recalling the incident; (maintenance manual) MM 32-45-02 was printed and at the [tire] change site. As I recall; axle sleeve spacer; washer and nut had been installed. ZZZ maintenance inspected and found nut washer missing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Line Mechanic reports he was notified by the Tire Shop that an axle nut washer was found stuck to the nose wheel bearing of a nose gear tire he had removed from a B767-300. Downline maintenance station inspected the tire installation and verified axle nut washer was missing.
Narrative: Working Deferred items for the day; finished two tires on an A320 aircraft. Proceeded to Terminal 'B' and started and finished right NLG (Nose Landing Gear) tire change [on B767-300]. Received call stating Tire Shop had found axle nut washer attached to wheel bearing. Recalling the incident; (Maintenance Manual) MM 32-45-02 was printed and at the [tire] change site. As I recall; axle sleeve spacer; washer and nut had been installed. ZZZ Maintenance inspected and found nut washer missing.
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.