A B737 captain manually deployed the speed brake because of an auto speedbrake deploy MEL (speed brake do not arm) and on landing then forgot to deploy the thrust reversers.

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Attributes
ACN	1006477
Time
Date	201204
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Speedbrake/Spoiler
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 362
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

[We] had MEL on auto speedbrake deploy; so I had to manually deploy on landing. It was my landing; I pulled thrust levers to idle; deployed speedbrakes; and delayed thrust reverse due to brain dump. Not my normal flow.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 Captain manually deployed the speed brake because of an Auto Speedbrake Deploy MEL (SPEED BRAKE DO NOT ARM) and on landing then forgot to deploy the thrust reversers.

Narrative: [We] had MEL on Auto Speedbrake Deploy; so I had to manually deploy on landing. It was my landing; I pulled thrust levers to idle; deployed speedbrakes; and delayed thrust reverse due to brain dump. Not my normal flow.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.