A B737-700 WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY WAS INCORRECTLY TAGGED AS A SVCABLE UNIT WITH INCORRECT PART NUMBERS.

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I WAS TAGGING OR BRINGING INTO STORES FROM THE REMOTE TIRE STORAGE SHED ABOUT 200 YARDS FROM THE GATE AT LINE MAINT DEPT WHERE THE TAG PRINTER IS LOCATED. THIS DAILY TASK FOR THE INSPECTOR INVOLVES REMOVING THE FAA CERTIFICATION PAPERS (FORM 8130) FROM EACH TIRE AFTER YOU SORT THE TIRES IN SUCH A WAY TO ACCESS THE WHEELS; WHICH ARE DELIVERED WITH THE TIRES STANDING UPRIGHT BACK TO BACK LIKE DONUTS IN A BOX. THE AMOUNT OF TIRES CAN RANGE TO JUST A FEW TO OVER 30 DEPENDING ON THE DELIVERY OR THE BACKLOG OF MISSED DAYS WHERE TIRES WEREN'T TAGGED. THIS INCIDENT INVOLVED APPROX 5 -700 MAINS; 5 -700 NOSE; 12 -300/500 NOSE TIRES. I WAS VERY CAREFUL TO KEEP THE PAPERWORK SEPARATE FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TIRES. THERE WERE PEOPLE PASSING BY BEHIND ME AS I INPUTTED THE SERIAL NUMBER AND PART NUMBER INTO THE MAINT COMPUTER WHEEL BREAKER SCREEN; WHO SPOKE TO ME AND; OF COURSE; AS A COURTESY; I SPOKE BACK. I BELIEVE THIS MIGHT HAVE DISTR ME JUST ENOUGH ON THE 1 TAG THAT WAS FOUND INCORRECT. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTN THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF ERRORS ASSOCIATED WITH TIRE TAGGING. I CAN'T SPEAK FOR OTHER STATIONS OTHER THAN OURS; BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST HATED JOBS BY INSPECTORS AND NOT JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE TRYING TO GET OUT OF WORK. THERE IS 1 PERSON MOVING TIRES AROUND FOR THIS PROCESS; AND CAN BE QUITE A TASK WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE SIZE OF A -700 MAIN TIRE; AND THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED OUTSIDE IN AN ENCLOSED SHED IN COLD OR HOT WX.