Service difficulty report · Autothrottle Sys · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 16, 2017
Submitted
January 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43255
Aircraft time
12,914 hours, 4,260 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

AUTO THROTTLE DISENGAGED AND WOULD NOT STAY ENGAGED WHEN SELECTED. ACFT GROUNDED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE/VERIFY DISCREPANCY. PERFORMED FIM 22-31 TASK 801. AUTOTHROTTLE FLIGHT FAULT REVIEW SHOWED ASM-2 RATE MONITOR FAULT. PERFORMED FIM 22-31 TASK 805, NUMEROUS CURRENT STATUS AND SERVO MOTOR TESTS GOOD.