Service difficulty report · Autothrottle Sys · Boeing 7379

Difficulty date
November 30, 2022
Submitted
December 5, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N948AK
Make and model
Boeing 7379
Aircraft serial
44090
Aircraft time
525 hours, 166 cycles
Part
Autothrottle Sys
Condition
Faulted
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

DURING INITIAL CLIMB AIRCRAFT WAS INITIALLY ACCELERATING TO COMMANDED SPEEDS, BUT A/T P/RST AMBER LIGHT WAS FLASHING CONTINUOUSLY FOR 15 SECONDS. AS WE RETRACTED FLAPS FROM 1 TO 0 THE THRUST LEVERS COMMANDED / MOVED TOWARDS IDLE WHILE THE AIRCRAFT FD PITCHED FOR A CLIMB. AFTER A SHORT BREAK, A/T P/RST AMBER LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. CLICKED OFF THE A/T AND RESET AN APPROPRIATE THRUST FOR CLIMB. THERE WERE NO OTHER INDICATIONS ON THE FMA, SCRATCHPAD, ENG INDICATIONS. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED IFIM 22-31-00-810-971. NO CURRENT FAULTS FOUND. FAULT HISTORY SHOWS ENGINE 1 N1 FAULTS. ALSO T/O SET BY CREW. PERFORMED A/T OPS TEST AND REQUIRED LLM TESTS. ALL TESTS PASSED.

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