Service difficulty report · Autothrottle Sys · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 10, 2013
Submitted
May 14, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35198
Aircraft time
12,144 hours, 3,800 cycles
Part
Autothrottle Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
TO
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

AUTOTHROTTLES KICKED OFF DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. TRIED DURING CLIMB TO RE-ENGAGE BUT THEY KICKED OFF AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 3 SECONDS. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED AUTOTHROTTLE BITE PROCEDURE CURRENT STATUS TEST REF FIM 22-31, TASK 801 AND A/T SERVO MOTOR TEST REF FIM 22-31, TASK 805. ALL TESTS PASSED. PERFORMED SERVO MOTOR TEST SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO FAILURES.