An MD80 first officer reported that his nd and pfd failed in flight. Crew inadvertantly ran QRH for ...

Narrative:

After takeoff passing 300 ft AGL; first officer; pilot flying pfd (pilot flight display) and nd (navigation display) on first officer side went blank. Captain took controls and continued climb to 15;000 ft. First officer got out QRH for loss of right pfd and nd. First officer pulled/reset symbol gen-1 power circuit breaker. Captain's pfd/nd went blank. Circuit breaker would not reset. We realized that I incorrectly read and executed the procedure for loss of left pfd and nd. We then completed the QRH procedures for loss of right pfd/nd. With a total loss of both pfd/nd's we diverted for an uneventful overweight landing. I was not rushed; but I still read the wrong procedure. As a human factors issue my eyes only saw loss of pfd/nd as listed first in sequence and did not distinguish left or right. Recommend the safety department review prior report data to see if there is a statistically significant amount of reports of pilots reading the wrong procedure and examine if there is a way to restructure the QRH accordingly. After arriving at the gate maintenance debriefed us that there was a large amount of water in the east/east (electrical engineering) compartment that was most likely the cause of the electrical problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An MD80 First Officer reported that his ND and PFD failed in flight. Crew inadvertantly ran QRH for Left PFD resulting in loss of both PFD's. Returned to a nearby airport where maintenance reported a large amount of water in the E and E compartment.

Narrative: After takeoff passing 300 FT AGL; First Officer; pilot flying PFD (pilot flight display) and ND (navigation display) on First Officer side went blank. Captain took controls and continued climb to 15;000 FT. First Officer got out QRH for Loss of Right PFD and ND. First Officer pulled/reset Symbol Gen-1 power circuit breaker. Captain's PFD/ND went blank. Circuit breaker would not reset. We realized that I incorrectly read and executed the procedure for Loss of Left PFD and ND. We then completed the QRH procedures for Loss of Right PFD/ND. With a total loss of both PFD/ND's we diverted for an uneventful overweight landing. I was not rushed; but I still read the wrong procedure. As a human factors issue my eyes only saw Loss of PFD/ND as listed first in sequence and did not distinguish left or right. Recommend the safety department review prior report data to see if there is a statistically significant amount of reports of pilots reading the wrong procedure and examine if there is a way to restructure the QRH accordingly. After arriving at the gate maintenance debriefed us that there was a large amount of water in the E/E (electrical engineering) compartment that was most likely the cause of the electrical problem.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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	901751
Time
Date	201007
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Component
Aircraft Component	PFD
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

An MD80 first officer reported that his nd and pfd failed in flight. Crew inadvertantly ran QRH for left pfd resulting in loss of both pfd's. Returned to a nearby airport where maintenance reported a large amount of water in the east and east compartment.