Service difficulty report · Autothrottle Sys · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 1, 2014
Submitted
February 5, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N519AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
36482
Aircraft time
19,228 hours, 5,709 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

AFTER TAKEOFF, AUTOTHROTTLE DROPPED OFF AFTER SELECTING TAKEOFF MODE. DURING CLIMBOUT, AUTOTHROTTLE WOULD ENGAGE FOR 5-10 SECONDS THEN DROP OFF. ACFT GROUNDED.