B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED WITH ONE BLEED AIR INDICATOR AND THE #1 ENG REVERSER DEFERRED INOP. AFTER TKOF; A PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM DEVELOPED AND THE FLT CREW THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE WRONG CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE COLLARED FOR THE INOP REVERSER.

Date: 2007-09 · Aircraft: B737-300 · Phase: climb

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-less-severe|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-maintenance

Synopsis

B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED WITH ONE BLEED AIR INDICATOR AND THE #1 ENG REVERSER DEFERRED INOP. AFTER TKOF; A PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM DEVELOPED AND THE FLT CREW THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE WRONG CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE COLLARED FOR THE INOP REVERSER.

Narrative

AFTER TKOF FROM ORD DURING OUR AFTER TKOF CHKLIST; WE NOTICED THE R BLEED AIR INDICATOR WAS SHOWING 4 PSI. THE L INDICATOR WAS DEFERRED INOP; WHICH REQUIRES THE R ONE TO WORK. WE CALLED DISPATCH/MAINT TO SEE IF WE CAN CONTINUE TO ZZZ; OR IF WE HAVE TO RETURN TO ORD. WHILE TALKING TO MAINT; WE NOTICED THAT THE CABIN PRESSURE IS CLBING OFF SCHEDULE AT 700 FPM ABOVE 7500 FT AND SHOULD BE AT 6000 FT FOR OUR CRUISE ALT OF FL320. PER THE FLT MANUAL WE SWITCHED THE PACKS TO HIGH AND THE CABIN PRESSURE RETURNED TO NORMAL. WE LOOKED AT THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS TO SEE IF EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. WE NOTICED THAT THE #2 REVERSER CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE PULLED AND COLLARED; BUT THE #1 REVERSER WAS DEFERRED. MAINT ADVISED US NOT TO USE ANY REVERSERS ON LNDG. AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS MADE IN ZZZ. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE REPORTER STATED THAT IT WAS ONLY AFTER THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL WAS CHECKED IN AN ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY THE BLEED AIR PROBLEM; THAT IT WAS DISCOVERED THE REVERSER CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE PULLED AND COLLARED. UNFORTUNATELY; THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE PULLED FOR THE OPERATING ENG REVERSER; NOT THE DEFERRED REVERSER. AFTER DISCUSSING THE ANOMALY WITH BOTH DISPATCH AND MAINT; IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT SUFFICIENT RWY WAS AVAILABLE AT THE DEST ARPT FOR PLANNING THE LNDG WITHOUT REVERSE THRUST; SO THE FLT CONTINUED.

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