Service difficulty report · Autothrottle Sys · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 17, 2017
Submitted
November 20, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35176
Aircraft time
43,874 hours, 12,955 cycles
Part
Autothrottle Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AUTO THROTTLE WILL NOT REMAIN ENGAGED DISCONNECTS WHEN RE-ENGAGED. NOTED NR 1 THRUST LEVER MOVES, NR 2 LEVER DOES NOT. THEN DISCONNECT OCCURRED. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED AUTOTHROTTLE BITE REF FIM 22-31 TASK 801. FOUND FAULT 22-31688 ASM 2 FAULT ON LEG 8. NO OTHER FAULTS FOUND. PERFORMED AUTOTHROTTLE TESTS PER FIM 22-32 TASK 819. INITIAL EVALUATION. "NUISANCE FAULT" PER ABOVE REF FIM. OPS GOOD NO FAULTS. ETOPS SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FROM MEL 22-4B AND MEL 22-99B.