Service difficulty report · Computer · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 28, 2016
Submitted
May 31, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35107
Aircraft time
31,482 hours, 9,659 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
8221604101
Part serial
1RMDT
Condition
Failed
Location
Autothrottle
Part time
39,133 hours, 12,874 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

AUTOTHROTTLE WILL NOT ENGAGE. ACFT GROUNDED. ACFT RELEASED IAW MEL 22-4B A/T SYS INOPERATIVE. A/T INFLT REVIEW SHOWED ON 3 FLTS A TOTAL OF 54 FAULTS OF A/T ENG 28VDC INV 22-31543, SUSPECT LRU FCC-A. PERFORMED FIM 22-31, TASK 802 AND 801. A/T BITE PROCEDURE - A/T CURRENT STATUS TEST GOOD, THROTTLE MOTOR TEST GOOD. DUE TO AMOUNT OF FAULTS, R & R FCC A COMPUTER REF AMM 22-11-33. OPS CK NORMAL REF SAME MM. CORRECT SOFTWARE IPC ALREADY LOADED. GROUND VERIFICATION TEST GOOD. A/T CURRENT STATUS TEST GOOD REF AMM 22-31-00. THIS CLEARS MEL 22-4B.