Service difficulty report · Autothrottle Sys · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
December 6, 2019
Submitted
December 9, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31081
Aircraft time
32,126 hours, 12,810 cycles
Part
Autothrottle Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS ON T/O ROLL THE AUTO THROTTLES TURNED OFF TWICE AND WE COULD NOT ENGAGE V NAV AT 1000FT. TRIED THE AUTOTHTOTTLES AGAIN AT 1500 FT AND THEY STAYED ON AND VNAV WORKED OK. AUTO THROTTLES QUIT AGAIN AND VNAV QUIT AT 3000FT IN DECENT WITH A 2 KNOBS THROTTLE SPLIT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED AUTOTHROTLES BITE TEST IAW FIM 22-31-00. NO FAULTS NOTED. ALL TEST AND CHECKS NORMAL IAW FIM 22-31-00.