A B737-800'S RIGHT ENG 'BLEED TRIP OFF' LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FLT DSNDED TO FL250 AND DIVERTED TO AN ENROUTE ARPT FOR AN OVRWT LNDG AND ACFT CHANGE.

Date: 2008-07 · Aircraft: B737-800 · Phase: climb

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-less-severe

Synopsis

A B737-800'S RIGHT ENG 'BLEED TRIP OFF' LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FLT DSNDED TO FL250 AND DIVERTED TO AN ENROUTE ARPT FOR AN OVRWT LNDG AND ACFT CHANGE.

Narrative

WX WAS CAVOK. WE HAD A BLEED TRIP OFF LIGHT LEADING TO A PRESSURIZATION ISSUE. LEAVING ZZZ1; WE WERE CLBING THROUGH FL250 WHEN WE ENCOUNTERED A 'BLEED TRIP OFF' LIGHT ON THE R ENG. WE LEVELED OFF AT FL270 AND RAN THE QRH CHKLIST FOR BLEED TRIP OFF LIGHT. THE CHKLIST ACTIONS FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROB. PRESSURIZATION WAS PROVIDED BY ONLY THE L PACK FROM THE L ENG BLEED. UPON CONFERRING WITH THE COMPANY DISPATCHER AND MAINT COORDINATOR IN ZZZ2; WE DECIDED THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION GIVEN THE NON-NORMAL PRESSURIZATION CONFIGN WAS TO DIVERT TO ZZZ3 FOR AN EQUIP SWAP. WE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH FUEL TO REACH ZZZ4 AT FL250 AND I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT CONTINUING ON TO DEST AT FLT PLANNED ALT HAVING ONLY THE L ENG BLEED TO SUPPLY ALL OF THE PRESSURIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FLT. FOR SAFETY OF FLT REASONS I DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE FLT AT FL250 TO PRECLUDE ANY FURTHER PROBS (IE; RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION SHOULD THE L BLEED FAIL). AFTER CONSULTING THE MANUAL FOR THE LNDG DISTANCE AND BRAKE COOLING REQUIREMENTS I DECIDED AN OVERWT LNDG IN ZZZ3 WAS THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION GIVEN THE NON-NORMAL SIT. THE MANUAL SHOWED WE WERE WELL WITHIN LIMITS FOR THE LNDG AT ZZZ3. IN ADDITION; I CONFERRED WITH MAINT CONCERNING THE IMPENDING OVERWT LNDG AND THE ACFT INSPECTIONS THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED. MAINT APPROVAL FOR AN OVERWT LNDG WAS RECEIVED.

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