Service difficulty report · Autothrottle Sys · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
February 5, 2016
Submitted
February 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N472AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
60580
Aircraft time
3,253 hours, 1,049 cycles
Part
Autothrottle Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
NR
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 DISENGAGES UPON THROTTLE MOVEMENT. AUTOTHROTTLE WILL ARM THROTTLE NR 2 APPEARS NOT TO MOVE AND THEN IT DISENGAGES. THRUST LEVERS WORK NORMALLY IN MANUAL FLIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. NO FAULT ON CURRENT STATUS, SERVO TEST PASSED NUMEROUS TIMES REF AMM 22-31-00.