A B747-400 was dispatched with the stabilizer fuel xfer pumps not reset after maintenance.

Attributes
ACN	422355
Time
Date	199812
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zob atc facility : zzz
State Reference	US OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zob
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 20060 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	422355
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Stabilizer xfer pumps in tail did not have circuit breakers engaged after maintenance. Contacted maintenance people and replaced circuit breakers. Alternative would have been to land with 17000+ pounds fuel in tail and over gross weight. Considered this to be safest course of action. Maintenance should have replaced those breakers to the 'in' position.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B747-400 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE STABILIZER FUEL XFER PUMPS NOT RESET AFTER MAINT.

Narrative: STABILIZER XFER PUMPS IN TAIL DID NOT HAVE CIRCUIT BREAKERS ENGAGED AFTER MAINT. CONTACTED MAINT PEOPLE AND REPLACED CIRCUIT BREAKERS. ALTERNATIVE WOULD HAVE BEEN TO LAND WITH 17000+ LBS FUEL IN TAIL AND OVER GROSS WT. CONSIDERED THIS TO BE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION. MAINT SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THOSE BREAKERS TO THE 'IN' POS.

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.