Service difficulty report · Throttle · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
December 28, 2003
Submitted
January 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N907AW
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22691
Aircraft time
58,481 hours, 23,176 cycles
Part
Throttle
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
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

ON TAKEOFF, AUTO THROTTLE FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN EPR MODE SELECTED, AUTO THROTTLE MODE NOT DISPLAYED ON ADI. CYCLED AUTO THROTTLE ARM SWITCH, NO HELP. REJECTED TAKEOFF BELOW 40 KTS. DPI ISSUED MEL 22-30-01, COND 1, THRUST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INOP. WHEN AIRCRAFT ARRIVED IN BWI MAINTENANCE PULLED UP MAINTENANCE CONTROL DISPLAY PANEL (MCDP) FAULT FOR LAST FLIGHT A/T DISC TMC CODE 310800. THRUST MANAGEMENT COMPUTER (TMC) SELF TEST FOUND TMC FAILURE, MCDP TESTS 2 & 10 CHECKED GOOD. PREVIOUS TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND PIN 14 ON CONNECTOR D40674P EXCESSIVELY LOOSE 28 VOLT DC INPUT SERVO COMMAND ORDERED CONNECTOR & TMC.