Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 24, 2013
Submitted
April 30, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35693
Aircraft time
16,267 hours, 4,910 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Autothrottle
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AUTO THROTTLE SWITCH WILL NOT ENGAGE. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED AUTOTHROTTLE SERVO TEST NUMEROUS TIME IAW AMM REF 22-31-00-710-802, PASSES EVERY TIME. CURRENT STATUS SHOWS NO FAULTS. THE LEG SHOWING 75 FAULTS INDICATES ALL FAULTS WERE ON GROUND, PILOT DEFECT REPORT DID NOT INDICATE ANY OTHER SYS OR CONFIGURATION OF ACFT. NO HISTORY LAST 30 DAYS.