Service difficulty report · Autothrottle Sys · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 3, 2018
Submitted
August 6, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36350
Aircraft time
11,854 hours, 3,978 cycles
Part
Autothrottle Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, WITH AUTOTHROTTLES ARMED, WHEN TOGA WAS PRESSED TWICE THE THROTTLES DID NOT DRIVE TO THE TAKEOFF THRUST SETTING. AUTO THROTTLES OPERATED NORMALLY DURING CLIMB. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED FIM 22-31 TASK 801, A/T BITE PROCEDURE. CURRENT STATUS TEST PASSED NUMEROUS TIMES. INTERACTIVE THROTTLE TEST. PERFORMED NUMEROUS TIMES, PASSED WITH NO FAULTS EACH TIME. NO IN FLT FAULTS LOGGED. NO HISTORY LAST 180 DAYS PLUS. GROUND VERIFICATION TESTED GOOD.