Service difficulty report · Autothrottle Sys · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 3, 2022
Submitted
July 18, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43255
Aircraft time
32,231 hours, 10,241 cycles
Part
Autothrottle Sys
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AUTOTHROTTLES WOULD NOT ENGAGED ON DEPARTURE AND REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. GROUNDED - YES. A/T INFLT FAULTS SHOWED ON ONLY "FLT 11" OUT OF 40 LOGGED FLTS WITH A ASM 2 RATE MONITOR FAULT. PERFORMED B737-900 FIM 22-32 TASK 819 INITIAL EVALUATION TEST GOOD - SERVO MOTOR TEST PERFORMED NUMEROUS TIMES. PER FIM, INTERMITTENT FAULT.