Service difficulty report · Autothrottle Sys · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 4, 2012
Submitted
June 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
39044
Aircraft time
13,108 hours, 4,233 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Autothrottle Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
DE
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

ON DESCENT, WITH AUTO THROTTLES ON IN V/S DESCENT AIRSPEED 310 SELECTED. ACFT SLOWED TO 270 INDICATED. TURNED AUTO THROTTLES OFF THEN BACK TO ON AND AUTO THROTTLES WORKED CORRECTLY FOR REST OF FLIGHT THRU LANDING. PERFORMED AUTOTHROTTLE SYSTEM TEST IAW AMM 22-31-00-710-802. NO FAULT SYS CHECKED GOOD. DFCS LRU REPLACEMENT TEST FOR A/T IS GOOD (FIM REF 22 11, TASK 802 BITE GROUP NR 43) HGS GOOD IAW AMM 34-36-00.