Service difficulty report · Motor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 30, 2017
Submitted
August 1, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35189
Aircraft time
37,595 hours, 11,455 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
305RAA1
Part serial
AS05891
Condition
Faulted
Location
Autothrottle
Part time
26,455 hours, 8,303 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING TAKE OFF, AUTOTHROTTLES DISENGAGED CLOSE TO THE TIME TAKE OFF POWER WAS SET IN TOGA MODE. DURING CLIMB, WE RE-ATTEMPTED A/T ENGAGEMENT BUT IT KICKED OFF WITH IN A COUPLE OF SECONDS OF ACTIVATION. WE NOTED THE #2 THROTTLE MOVED A BIT DURING THE BRIEF TIME BUT NOT #1. ATTEMPTED AGAIN AT CRUISE- SAME RESULT WITH A/P #2 ENGAGED AND ABOUT 7 SECONDS WITH A/P #1 ENGAGED. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED A/T BITE REF B737-800 FIM TASK 22-31-00-810-801 - AUTOTHROTTLE BITE PROCEDURE. FOUND SEVERAL FAULTS FOR ASM1. MSG 22-31687. PERFORMED CURRENT STATUS TWO TIMES AND NO FAULTS LOGGED. PRECAUTIONARY REPLACED ASM1. OPENED AND TAGGED 1CB. RMVD AND INSTALLED NEW ASM1. RMVD TAG AND CLOSED CB REF B737-800 AMM TASK 22-31-91-020-801. RETURNED SYS TO NML. ACCOMPLISHED SYSTEM TEST REF STEP H REF AMM 22-31-91. ALL TESTS PASSED. CLEARS MEL 22-4B. ALSO CLEARS MEL 22-99B.