Service difficulty report · Module · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 4, 2011
Submitted
October 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35693
Aircraft time
10,027 hours, 3,038 cycles
Part
Module
Part number
305RAA1
Part serial
AS06232
Condition
Faulty
Location
Autothrottle Sys
Part time
5,491 hours, 1,827 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AUTOTHROTTLE SWITCH WILL NOT STAY IN ARMED POSITION AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS DURING CLIMB AND CRUISE.AUTOTHROTTLE CB (P18 E1) REMAINED ENGAGED. CURRENT STATUS COMES UP WITH ASM2 FAULTS AND FAULT HISTORY HAS NUMEROUS ASM2 FAULTS IN LAST TWO FLIGHT LEGS. REPLACED NR 2 ASM. INSTALLATION TEST PASSES. REF AMM 22 31 91/401.