Service difficulty report · Autothrottle Sys · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 28, 2016
Submitted
December 30, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N560AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35179
Aircraft time
39,619 hours, 11,977 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 SWITCH WILL ONLY ENGAGE FOR 3-5 SEC THEN TURNS OFF. AUTO THROTTLE WILL NOT ENGAGE. ACFT GROUNDED. A/T LOGGED 22-31675 T/O SET LOW. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 22-31 TASK 817, FOUND FAULT TO BE INTERMITTENT. CURRENT STATUS TEST PASSED.