Service difficulty report · Servo · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 11, 2014
Submitted
September 15, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35685
Aircraft time
26,203 hours, 8,034 cycles
Part
Servo
Part number
305RAA1
Part serial
AS05133
Condition
Failed
Location
Autothrottle
Part time
26,218 hours, 8,037 cycles
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

AUTOTHROTTLES FAILED AND WOULD NOT RE-ENGAGE. TRIED BOTH AUTOPILOT`S AND FLIGHT DIRECTOR`S. DID NOTICE THAT WHEN AUTOTHROTTLES WERE ENGAGED, THE RT THRUST LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE WHILE THE LT ONE DID-AT THAT TIME THE AUTO THROTTLES WOULD DISCONNECT. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED A/T BITE IAW FIM 22-31, TASK 801. LEG 01, LOGGED ASM 2 FAULT CODE 22-31688, 6 TIMES. A/T SERVO MOTOR TEST FAILS FOR ASM 2 REF FIM 22-31, TASK 805. REPLACED A/T SERVO MOTOR IAW AMM TASK 22-31-91-020-801 AND 22-31-91-400-801. INSTALLATION AND SERVO MOTOR TEST PASSED IAW SAME.