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Emb-170 pilot reported failing to check status of circuit breakers before departing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1697630 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201910 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
We were repositioning an aircraft from ZZZ-ZZZ1 and we got a 'RAT fail' message on landing. Maintenance was notified and it was written up. We then learned that the circuit breakers were out on the mcdu (multi-purpose control display unit); meaning we failed to check the status of the circuit breakers on the mcdu during the originating/receiving checklist. While we had thought we checked it when we got on the airplane; it seems we had missed it and didn't get a message alerting us until we landed. Factors that caused this omission included falling into the bad habit of thinking things have been checked even if they haven't; rushing through checklists without making sure the steps have been completed; and tiredness from an early morning show with 2 repositions with maintenance and bad weather. Because we frequently hit the circuit breaker button on the mcdu; it's easy to think you've already looked at the page and verified it has been done; because of complacency. The reason there are 2 pilots is to catch each other's mistakes. Today we missed an important part of a checklist that didn't result in any safety concerns for today; but easily could have been a problem if other issues arose. For next time; I will remember to slow down and make sure each checklist item is completed; instead of getting in 'autopilot' mode and thinking things have been done before they have. There are no suggestions for any procedure changes as this was a simple accidental omission of a checklist item that should have caught the problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB-170 pilot reported failing to check status of circuit breakers before departing.
Narrative: We were repositioning an aircraft from ZZZ-ZZZ1 and we got a 'RAT FAIL' message on landing. Maintenance was notified and it was written up. We then learned that the circuit breakers were out on the MCDU (Multi-purpose Control Display Unit); meaning we failed to check the status of the circuit breakers on the MCDU during the originating/receiving checklist. While we had thought we checked it when we got on the airplane; it seems we had missed it and didn't get a message alerting us until we landed. Factors that caused this omission included falling into the bad habit of thinking things have been checked even if they haven't; rushing through checklists without making sure the steps have been completed; and tiredness from an early morning show with 2 repositions with maintenance and bad weather. Because we frequently hit the CB button on the MCDU; it's easy to think you've already looked at the page and verified it has been done; because of complacency. The reason there are 2 pilots is to catch each other's mistakes. Today we missed an important part of a checklist that didn't result in any safety concerns for today; but easily could have been a problem if other issues arose. For next time; I will remember to slow down and make sure each checklist item is completed; instead of getting in 'autopilot' mode and thinking things have been done before they have. There are no suggestions for any procedure changes as this was a simple accidental omission of a checklist item that should have caught the problem.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.