Service difficulty report · Autothrottle Sys · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 3, 2016
Submitted
October 5, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35189
Aircraft time
34,391 hours, 10,565 cycles
Part
Autothrottle Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

AUTOTHOTTLE WOULD NOT ARM ON GROUND, BUT AFTER CYCLING A FEW TIMES IT WORKED. IT FAILED AGAIN AND IN FLIGHT THE A/T ARM SWITCHED TO OFF POSITION ALONG WITH THE RED A/T LIGHT ILLUMINATED. COULD NOT RESET. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED FIM TASK 22-31-801 TASK. OPS CHECKED IAW AMM 22-31-00. LWMP STATUS REMAINS HGS AUTOLAND CAT III.