Service difficulty report · Servo · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 17, 2013
Submitted
May 21, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41732
Aircraft time
1,533 hours, 510 cycles
Part
Servo
Part number
305RAA1
Part serial
AS08879
Condition
Failed
Location
Throttle Stand
Part time
1,545 hours, 516 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

AUTOTHROTTLE ARM SWITCH DOES NOT STAY IN ARMED POSITION. ACFT GROUNDED. CONFIRMED FAULT DURING SERVO MOTOR TEST FAULTED SERVO NR 1 MSG22-31780. REPLACED AUTOTHROTTLE SERVO MOTOR WITH SERVICEABLE ONE. ACCOMPLISHED SERVO MOTOR INST TEST, TEST PASSES REF MM 22-31-91-400-801.