Training Video 4 Forked

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This happened at the DFW warehouse on April 18th, 2018. All serviceable aircraft main wheels have about 200 psi of nitrogen in them so the tire bead will hold to the rim. Main wheels start around 380 pounds total weight and go up, so moving them takes a little bit of skill. The yellow cover you can see has a lip on the bottom side so a fork lift can lift it easier. But as you the wheel fell on it's top side. The mistake the fork lift operator made was to directly fork the tread and try to lift the tire from there. This is another example of the FAA's Dirty Dozen. It exemplifies:
2) Complacency
12) Norms (or tribal knowledge)
I always believe in learning from other's mistakes. These videos are meant in the vein. Learn from them and try not to repeat them yourself.

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