A line mechanic reported his concern about having to jack a B767-300 aircraft during gusting winds o...

Attributes
ACN	936002
Time
Date	201103
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Nose Gear Tire
Person 1
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

I was given the job to change the tire on a B767-300 aircraft. The conditions that existed at that time were: winds at 21 KTS with gusts to 26 KTS from 310 degrees. The aircraft was facing approximately 010 degrees. Per the maintenance manual (MM) 07-11-03; the aircraft is to be headed into the wind to prevent weathervaning; which means that the aircraft can be turned by the wind and off the jacks.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Line Mechanic reported his concern about having to jack a B767-300 aircraft during gusting winds of 26 KTS to change a tire when the aircraft was not centered into the wind.

Narrative: I was given the job to change the tire on a B767-300 aircraft. The conditions that existed at that time were: winds at 21 KTS with gusts to 26 KTS from 310 degrees. The aircraft was facing approximately 010 degrees. Per the Maintenance Manual (MM) 07-11-03; the aircraft is to be headed into the wind to prevent weathervaning; which means that the aircraft can be turned by the wind and off the jacks.

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.

A line mechanic reported his concern about having to jack a B767-300 aircraft during gusting winds of 26 KTS to change a tire when the aircraft was not centered into the wind.