B737-300 crew reset a popped fuel pump circuit breaker contrary to fom procedure.

Attributes
ACN	562847
Time
Date	200210
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl single value : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	562847
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 13300 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	562843
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel pump low press lights other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were cruising at FL370 when the captain looked up at the fuel panel and noticed the #1 forward and #2 aft fuel pump low pressure lights illuminated, followed shortly thereafter by the master caution light. We checked the circuit breakers and found that the #1 circuit breaker forward and #2 aft, and center right were popped. We consulted the QRH and, after a few mins, reset the circuit breaker. The circuit breaker popped back out. It was about 1 min later that the captain remembered something about fuel circuit breakers in the limitation section of the fom and opened it up. We then realized what we did went against what was written there. We should have not reset the circuit breakers. I believe 3 factors contributed to us screwing this up. The first and foremost, we were not as familiar with the limitation section of the fom as we should have been. It is a memory recall limitation. Second, it is a habit pattern, at least for me, to look for tripped circuit breakers and reset them once. Third, since we consulted the QRH first and followed all its guidance (descend to FL300 or lower, boost pump, etc) it would have been of great value to have that restr listed there.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 CREW RESET A POPPED FUEL PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER CONTRARY TO FOM PROC.

Narrative: WE WERE CRUISING AT FL370 WHEN THE CAPT LOOKED UP AT THE FUEL PANEL AND NOTICED THE #1 FORWARD AND #2 AFT FUEL PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED SHORTLY THEREAFTER BY THE MASTER CAUTION LIGHT. WE CHKED THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND FOUND THAT THE #1 CIRCUIT BREAKER FORWARD AND #2 AFT, AND CTR R WERE POPPED. WE CONSULTED THE QRH AND, AFTER A FEW MINS, RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED BACK OUT. IT WAS ABOUT 1 MIN LATER THAT THE CAPT REMEMBERED SOMETHING ABOUT FUEL CIRCUIT BREAKERS IN THE LIMITATION SECTION OF THE FOM AND OPENED IT UP. WE THEN REALIZED WHAT WE DID WENT AGAINST WHAT WAS WRITTEN THERE. WE SHOULD HAVE NOT RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS. I BELIEVE 3 FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO US SCREWING THIS UP. THE FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE WERE NOT AS FAMILIAR WITH THE LIMITATION SECTION OF THE FOM AS WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN. IT IS A MEMORY RECALL LIMITATION. SECOND, IT IS A HABIT PATTERN, AT LEAST FOR ME, TO LOOK FOR TRIPPED CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND RESET THEM ONCE. THIRD, SINCE WE CONSULTED THE QRH FIRST AND FOLLOWED ALL ITS GUIDANCE (DSND TO FL300 OR LOWER, BOOST PUMP, ETC) IT WOULD HAVE BEEN OF GREAT VALUE TO HAVE THAT RESTR LISTED THERE.

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.