B737 pilot reported a loss of VHF1; yaw damper; four of our six cds display screens and found it was...

Narrative:

During climbout from ZZZ; we had an electrical irregularity resulting in loss of VHF1; yaw damper; four of our six cds display screens; as well as other less important observed failures. During troubleshooting we discovered that a safety pin attached to a piece of luggage had somehow hooked around the standby power circuit breaker (circuit breaker) and pulled it out. We consulted with [maintenance control]; but they could not advise us to reset circuit breaker as this conflicted with flight manual guidance; and that resetting the circuit breaker could only be done using captains emergency authority. After assessing our situation and available options; I decided the safest course of action was to reset the circuit breaker.had we not reset the breaker:we would lose all the electrical system functionality and redundancies that the standby bus provides.we would be down to 2 of 6 cockpit displays (1 was deferred inop prior to flight).we would be down to one VHF radio + ACARS.I only made this decision because I was confident there was no underlying electrical problem; this circuit breaker is not on the list of reset-prohibited cbs; and resetting it was a much safer course of action than simply diverting with multiple degraded systems. To be clear; I would not have reset it if there was any doubt of the reason why it was out. After resetting the circuit breaker; we observed all affected systems return to normal operation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 pilot reported a loss of VHF1; Yaw Damper; four of our six CDS display screens and found it was a CB that was pulled out due to luggage moving it. Pilot reset CB and everything went back on line.

Narrative: During climbout from ZZZ; we had an electrical irregularity resulting in loss of VHF1; Yaw Damper; four of our six CDS display screens; as well as other less important observed failures. During troubleshooting we discovered that a safety pin attached to a piece of luggage had somehow hooked around the Standby Power CB (Circuit Breaker) and pulled it out. We consulted with [Maintenance Control]; but they could not advise us to reset CB as this conflicted with Flight Manual Guidance; and that resetting the CB could only be done using Captains Emergency Authority. After assessing our situation and available options; I decided the safest course of action was to reset the CB.Had we not reset the breaker:We would lose all the electrical system functionality and redundancies that the Standby Bus provides.We would be down to 2 of 6 cockpit displays (1 was deferred inop prior to flight).We would be down to one VHF radio + ACARS.I only made this decision because I was confident there was no underlying electrical problem; this CB is not on the list of reset-prohibited CBs; and resetting it was a much safer course of action than simply diverting with multiple degraded systems. To be clear; I would not have reset it if there was any doubt of the reason why it was out. After resetting the CB; we observed all affected systems return to normal operation.

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.

Attributes
ACN	1709495
Time
Date	201912
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 174 Flight Crew Type 1877
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

B737 pilot reported a loss of VHF1; yaw damper; four of our six cds display screens and found it was a circuit breaker that was pulled out due to luggage moving it. Pilot reset circuit breaker and everything went back on line.