Service difficulty report · Servo · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 18, 2019
Submitted
February 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49738
Aircraft time
81,297 hours, 43,590 cycles
Part
Servo
Part number
2587781901
Condition
Unreliable
Location
Autothrottle
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AUTOTHROTTLES GO TO CLAMP IMMEDIATELY AFTER AUTOTHROTTLE WAS ENGAGED, INSTEAD OF AT APPROX. 60 KTS. AS A RESULT MUCH LOWER THAN FORCAST EPR IS SET AND THROTTLES MUST BE MANUALLY ADVANCED TO TAKEOFF THRUST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED AUTOTHROTTLE ACTUATOR IAW AMM 22-31-01. OPS TEST OK.

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