Air carrier takes off with pumps in off position.

Attributes
ACN	241862
Time
Date	199305
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	241862
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We had had a mechanical, a flat nosewheel. It looked like the mechanics were almost done and in an effort to speed things up we did the 'before start checklist' early (10-15 mins) normally done 5 mins before push. The before start calls for all required pumps to be turned on. After takeoff and during the climb check I noticed only the aft pumps were on. Procedures call for all pumps on for takeoff. After landing I asked the first officer about the pumps. He didn't know. Our checklist is a challenge/response type. But the first officer reads and responds to his own challenges. I trusted this first officer and he obviously became complacent is his work. There was an FAA inspector on the jumpseat and we both did our part to small talk with him while at the gate. As hard as we tried maybe we missed part of the checklist. In the future I will try to doublechk that the first officer has done what he says he has. I think it is a good idea to develop a scan and flow to check item done. This would be good whether you're captain or first officer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR TAKES OFF WITH PUMPS IN OFF POS.

Narrative: WE HAD HAD A MECHANICAL, A FLAT NOSEWHEEL. IT LOOKED LIKE THE MECHS WERE ALMOST DONE AND IN AN EFFORT TO SPEED THINGS UP WE DID THE 'BEFORE START CHKLIST' EARLY (10-15 MINS) NORMALLY DONE 5 MINS BEFORE PUSH. THE BEFORE START CALLS FOR ALL REQUIRED PUMPS TO BE TURNED ON. AFTER TKOF AND DURING THE CLB CHK I NOTICED ONLY THE AFT PUMPS WERE ON. PROCS CALL FOR ALL PUMPS ON FOR TKOF. AFTER LNDG I ASKED THE FO ABOUT THE PUMPS. HE DIDN'T KNOW. OUR CHKLIST IS A CHALLENGE/RESPONSE TYPE. BUT THE FO READS AND RESPONDS TO HIS OWN CHALLENGES. I TRUSTED THIS FO AND HE OBVIOUSLY BECAME COMPLACENT IS HIS WORK. THERE WAS AN FAA INSPECTOR ON THE JUMPSEAT AND WE BOTH DID OUR PART TO SMALL TALK WITH HIM WHILE AT THE GATE. AS HARD AS WE TRIED MAYBE WE MISSED PART OF THE CHKLIST. IN THE FUTURE I WILL TRY TO DOUBLECHK THAT THE FO HAS DONE WHAT HE SAYS HE HAS. I THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO DEVELOP A SCAN AND FLOW TO CHK ITEM DONE. THIS WOULD BE GOOD WHETHER YOU'RE CAPT OR FO.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.