Service difficulty report · Autothrottle Sys · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 27, 2013
Submitted
October 30, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35690
Aircraft time
20,635 hours, 6,434 cycles
Part
Autothrottle Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AUTOTHROTTLE ALLOWS MACH TO INDICATE .02 GREATER THAN SELECTED BEFORE BEGINNING TO REDUCE THROTTLE. EXAMPLE SET TO .76, SPEED WENT TO .785 NEAR REDLINE BEFORE REDUCING. FL 360, TAT -21. WORKED OK ON APPROX FOR HOLDING INDICATED AIRSPEED. ACFT GROUNDED. NO INFLT FAULTS, A/T CURRENT STATUS AND A/T SERVO MOTOR TESTS GOOD. NO HISTORY LAST 60 DAYS PLUS.