Service difficulty report · Switchpack · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 25, 2017
Submitted
April 28, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N464AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
40714
Aircraft time
11,911 hours, 3,877 cycles
Part
Switchpack
Part number
254A115013
Part serial
2560
Condition
Failed
Location
Center Pedestal
Part time
1,156 hours, 382 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

ADVANCING NR 1 ENGINE THROTTLE DOES NOT CAUSE TAKEOFF WARNING HORN AND TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. ACFT GROUNDED. PSEU BITE IAW FIM 32-09 TASK 801 SHOWED NO EXISTING FAULTS BUT FAULT HISTORY SHOWED FAULT 31-52002 TRA LT 53 FAULT LOGGED FOR MULTIPLE FLIGHT LEGS. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING FOR FAULT 31-52002 IAW FIM 32-09 TASK 815 - LEFT AUTOTHROTTLE SWITCHPACK (M1766) SWITCH S8 FAILED TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED M1766 A/T SWITCHPACK IAW AMM 76-11-07-020-802-F00, & AMM 76-11-07-400-802-F00. PERFORMED SWITCH CHECK AND ADJUSTMENT IAW AMM 76-11-07-820-801-F00, OPS NORMAL. PERFORMED ENGINE THROTTLE SWITCH (S1) FUNCTIONAL TEST IAW AMM 27-62-00-720-801, AUTOTHROTTLE SWITCHPACK TEST IAW AMM 31-51-00-741-804, ANTISKID/AUTOBRAKE CONTROL UNIT OPERATIONAL TEST IAW AMM 32-42-00-720-801, THRUST REVERSER NORMAL OPERATION TEST IAW AMM 78-31-00-700-801-F00, PROXIMITY SWITCH ELECTRONICS UNIT (PSEU) OPERATIONAL TEST IAW AMM 32-09-10-710-801, WING ANTI-ICE OPERATIONAL TEST IAW AMM 30-11-00-710-801, AND WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM, OPERATIONAL TEST IAW AMM 34-43-00-710-802-001. ALL TESTS PASSED.