Service difficulty report · Autothrottle Sys · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 22, 2013
Submitted
May 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35686
Aircraft time
21,022 hours, 6,541 cycles
Part
Autothrottle Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
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 DISENGAGED DURING CLIMB WITHOUT WARNING (NO A/T ANNUNCIATION ON PANEL). UPON LEVEL OFF WE GOT AN OVERSPEED CLACKER FOR APPROX 1-2 SECONDS AT MACH .80. ACFT GROUNDED. OVSPD INSP OF AIRFRAME NOT REQD IAW AMM 05-51-04-210-801, ITEM 2.G(2). CREW STATED THAT OVSPD CLACKER OCCURRED AT 35,000 FT & EXCEEDED BY APPX 1 KNOT & MUCH LESS THAN .02 MACH EXCEEDANCE ALLOWED IN ABOVE REF PRIOR TO REQUIRING INSP. PERFD A/T BITE IAW AMM 22-31-00, NO FLIGHT FAULTS FOUND & CURRENT STATUS AND INTERACTIVE THROTTLE TEST OPS NORMAL - NO FAULTS. NO HISTORY LAST 30 DAYS. ACFT REMAINS CAT IIIA A/L & HGS. ETOPS GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.