Service difficulty report · Autothrottle Sys · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 20, 2016
Submitted
March 23, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43293
Aircraft time
9,210 hours, 2,990 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

AUTOTHROTTLES WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED IN ANY MODE OR FLIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED A/T BITE REF FIM 22-31, TASK 801. FOUND LOGGED 7X ASM 2 MESSAGE 22-31688. TORQUE TEST SHOWS NR 1 T-6.1 AND NR 2 T-6.7. PERFORMED OPS TEST, INTERACTIVE TEST, AND SERVO MOTOR TESTS 4X, ALL TESTS PASSED.