Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900)
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Maintenance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General Maintenance Action
Aircraft; Human Factors; Procedure
It was written up in the maintenance log. Repeatedly; hex screws [were] missing from main gear wheel wells. Multiple screws; multiple aircraft. This is a serious safety issue that needs to be addressed. [This] needs to be addressed in [the] training of aircraft maintenance personnel. Policy and procedures need to change at all levels of quality assurance. Process within the company.
CRJ900 First Officer reported finding numerous instances of missing components in main gear wheel wells during preflight.