B737-800
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine
Workload; Time Pressure; Distraction
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
On out flight from CLT; the original weight and balance on the release was for northbound departures in CLT; however CLT was departing south that day. We elected to increase the thrust setting; and requested new TPS (takeoff power setting) data for Runway 18C. The new TPS indicated 24;000 DRY with a flap setting of 1. After taxiing out; we were told by ATC we had a wheels up time of about 25 minutes and were told to hold short of the runway on a parallel taxiway. We still had not received our load closeout; and had to contact operations. After receiving a load closeout; the ZFW (Zero Fuel Weight) had been increased due to over fueling so we requested a new TPS; which then indicated a flaps 5 setting. Around the same time; ATC had told us that our departure time had been moved up and to taxi to the runway. We changed the flap setting to 5 in the FMC but forgot to change the flap handle. Once airborne; on the initial climb out; we noticed what had happened. The flight continued without further incident.
We had a TPS (Takeoff Power Setting) for 22;000 reduced power; flaps 1. We elected to go 24;000 max flaps 1. Our ZFW (Zero Fuel Weight) increased 3;000 lbs. from originally planned. At some point we got a TPS for 24;000 max; flaps 5. I noticed this and told the First Officer; thinking he would put the flaps to 5. At that time ATC told us our takeoff time was pushed up. We took off with flaps 1; with flaps 5 programmed in the airplane. I noticed this shortly after we took off. We also had a TPS for 24;000 max flaps 1.I think this occurred because we had multiple sets of takeoff data; and probably a bit of task saturation.I always brief the First Officer that we don't rush anything; we make sure we are satisfied everything is right. We thought everything was right. I almost said; 'Let's park the brakes and review everything;' but did not. I don't think the event was drastically unsafe because our thrust setting was higher than required; but it was procedurally incorrect.
B737 flight crew reported distraction during departure that caused them to take off with an incorrect flap setting.