Service difficulty report · Autothrottle Sys · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 5, 2014
Submitted
August 7, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N464AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
40714
Aircraft time
847 hours, 276 cycles
Part
Autothrottle Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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 INITIAL WOULD NOT REMAIN ARMED THEN ONCE ARMED IMMEDIATELY WENT TO A/T LIMIT. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED FIM 22-32 TASK 815, DISCRETE STATUS PASSED. A/T BITE SHOWS INTERMITTENT LOST OF EEC NR 1 DATA. BITE BOTH EEC, NO RECENT FAULT. A/T TEST PASSED, NO HISTORY PAST 60 DAYS.