B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Maintenance Airframe; Maintenance Powerplant
Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
Found damaged #2 main landing gear tire; replaced #2 wheel assembly.After removing installed wheel and before transporting it back to [the] hangar; failed to deflate the damaged tire in accordance with the Aircraft Maintenance Manual NOTE '...deflate the tire to prevent transporting an inflated tire.' Tire assembly was shipped still inflated.
A Maintenance Technician reported neglecting to deflate an unserviceable landing gear tire prior to shipping it.