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A B737-700 first officer failed to disconnect autothrottles when he disconnected the autopilot prior to the approach and landing. He was distracted by the flashing red light which illuminated upon his disconnect of the autothrottles during landing; which resulted in delayed deployment of the thrust reverser's after landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 976159 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201110 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BWI.Tower |
| State Reference | MD |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Autothrottle/Speed Control |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 170 Flight Crew Type 2000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
As I disengaged the autopilot; I forgot to disengage the autothrottles. When I touched down; I disengaged the autothrottles and got distracted by the red light flashing and had a delay in the deployment of reverse thrust. The aircraft was very light; vref was 127; and the deceleration was adequate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700 First Officer failed to disconnect autothrottles when he disconnected the autopilot prior to the approach and landing. He was distracted by the flashing red light which illuminated upon his disconnect of the autothrottles during landing; which resulted in delayed deployment of the thrust reverser's after landing.
Narrative: As I disengaged the autopilot; I forgot to disengage the autothrottles. When I touched down; I disengaged the autothrottles and got distracted by the red light flashing and had a delay in the deployment of reverse thrust. The aircraft was very light; Vref was 127; and the deceleration was adequate.
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.