B737 CAPT MISREAD THE ACARS TKOF PERFORMANCE INFO AND USED REDUCED TKOF THRUST LOWER THAN REQUIRED.
Synopsis
B737 CAPT MISREAD THE ACARS TKOF PERFORMANCE INFO AND USED REDUCED TKOF THRUST LOWER THAN REQUIRED.
Narrative
WHILE I WAS PROGRAMMING THE FMC PRIOR TO DEP; I INCORRECTLY ENTERED A WARMER THAN CORRECT REDUCED THRUST TEMP. I PULLED; VIA ACARS; THE REDUCED TEMP FOR DEP FROM PDX RWY 28R. THAT TEMP WAS 40 DEGS C FOR OUR WT THAT DAY (INCLUDING THE NOTAM NON AVAILABILITY OF THE LAST 1000 FT OF RWY 28R). HOWEVER; I PROGRAMMED THE FMC WITH 48 DEGS C WHICH CAUSED THE REDUCED PWR TKOF SETTING TO BE MUCH LOWER THAN APPROPRIATE AND; THEREFORE; LENGTHENING THE TKOF ROLL NEARLY INTO THE LAST 1000 FT OF THE RWY; WHICH WAS NOTAMED OTS DUE TO EQUIP WORKING ON THE END OF RWY. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS INCIDENT WAS 40 DEGS AND 48 DEGS (48 DEGS IS THE REDUCED NUMBER 8 OUT OF 10 TIMES) LOOK VERY SIMILAR ON THE SMALL ACARS PRINTOUT; MY COPLT MISSED THE PROGRAMMING ERROR; AND FINALLY MY MISSING THE XCHK ON THE PRETKOF CHK THAT THE PROGRAMMED NUMBER WAS REALLY THE CORRECT NUMBER. IT WAS DISCOVERED BECAUSE I WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE SEPARATION ON TKOF BTWN OURSELVES AND THE EQUIP. IN THE FUTURE; I WILL INSIST THAT THE PRINTOUT BE XCHKED WITH FMC AND THE PRINTOUT BE DISPLAYED IN A PROMINENT PLACE DURING TAXI OUT.
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