B737-400 captain did the landing checklist from memory with an FAA jump seat rider in the cockpit.

Attributes
ACN	531326
Time
Date	200111
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : anc.airport
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : anc.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17800 flight time type : 9500
ASRS Report	531326
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After a long day, we were in sea the second time. The new aircraft had various maintenance problems which resulted in an additional 1 hour delay (with FAA representative in jump seat!). The takeoff out of sea to anc was ok till at 11000 ft, with the first officer flying, he had a symbol generator failure (lost all attitude reference). Aircraft xferred to me while we followed the checklist and symbol generator failure procedures. We continued to anc, hand flying the 4 hour leg by using the captain's symbol generator displayed to both sides. (Our procedures dictate that with 1 symbol generator out, no autoplt.) also, new checklists in the cockpit, the old landing checklist had been removed from the yoke. So I blew it by not reading the landing checklist from the new checklist kept on top of the glare shield and did it from memory! No excuse.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-400 CAPT DID THE LNDG CHKLIST FROM MEMORY WITH AN FAA JUMP SEAT RIDER IN THE COCKPIT.

Narrative: AFTER A LONG DAY, WE WERE IN SEA THE SECOND TIME. THE NEW ACFT HAD VARIOUS MAINT PROBS WHICH RESULTED IN AN ADDITIONAL 1 HR DELAY (WITH FAA REPRESENTATIVE IN JUMP SEAT!). THE TKOF OUT OF SEA TO ANC WAS OK TILL AT 11000 FT, WITH THE FO FLYING, HE HAD A SYMBOL GENERATOR FAILURE (LOST ALL ATTITUDE REF). ACFT XFERRED TO ME WHILE WE FOLLOWED THE CHKLIST AND SYMBOL GENERATOR FAILURE PROCS. WE CONTINUED TO ANC, HAND FLYING THE 4 HR LEG BY USING THE CAPT'S SYMBOL GENERATOR DISPLAYED TO BOTH SIDES. (OUR PROCS DICTATE THAT WITH 1 SYMBOL GENERATOR OUT, NO AUTOPLT.) ALSO, NEW CHKLISTS IN THE COCKPIT, THE OLD LNDG CHKLIST HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE YOKE. SO I BLEW IT BY NOT READING THE LNDG CHKLIST FROM THE NEW CHKLIST KEPT ON TOP OF THE GLARE SHIELD AND DID IT FROM MEMORY! NO EXCUSE.

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.