B737 captain reports discovering a failed standby hydraulic pump during preflight; which is no longe...

Attributes
ACN	1067585
Time
Date	201302
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	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Hydraulic System Pump
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 194
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

I was starting day two of a pairing and going through the captain's preflight setup. Out of old habits; I did a standby rudder check and found that the rudder did not move and the low hydraulic light (standby system) was on. I coordinated with dispatch and maintenance control; and then called contract maintenance. A circuit breaker was found popped in the east & east bay. It was reset and the standby hydraulic pump worked normally. The standby rudder check is no longer part of the captain's flows; sometimes I forget and revert to old habits. That was the case in this situation. Perhaps consideration should be given to adding the standby rudder check back to the captain's preflight flows.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 Captain reports discovering a failed standby hydraulic pump during preflight; which is no longer part of the normal preflight checks. Maintenance is called and tripped circuit breakers are found in the forward electronics bay.

Narrative: I was starting day two of a pairing and going through the Captain's preflight setup. Out of old habits; I did a standby rudder check and found that the rudder did not move and the Low Hydraulic light (standby system) was on. I coordinated with Dispatch and Maintenance Control; and then called Contract Maintenance. A circuit breaker was found popped in the E & E bay. It was reset and the standby hydraulic pump worked normally. The standby rudder check is no longer part of the Captain's flows; sometimes I forget and revert to old habits. That was the case in this situation. Perhaps consideration should be given to adding the standby rudder check back to the Captain's preflight flows.

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.

B737 captain reports discovering a failed standby hydraulic pump during preflight; which is no longer part of the normal preflight checks. Maintenance is called and tripped circuit breakers are found in the forward electronics bay.