Service difficulty report · Autothrottle Sys · Boeing 757351

Difficulty date
December 30, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N584NW
Make and model
Boeing 757351
Aircraft serial
32984
Aircraft time
2,469 hours, 786 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Engine time
2,490 hours, 794 cycles
Part
Autothrottle Sys
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Nr 2 Eng
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE AUTO THROTTLES DISCONNECTED. ENGINE NR 2 ROLLED BACK TO 1.0 EPR OTHER ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. ENG NR2 WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THRUST LEVER INPUTS. FLIGHT CREW DIVERTED. FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING BUT WHILE ON TAXIWAY, GROUND PERSONNEL REPORTED A RT GEAR BRAKE FIRE. ACFT WAS EVACUATED FROM THE LT SIDE, NO INJURIES REPORTED. MX REPLACED ENG NR2 EEC, PMA STATOR AND MLG TIRES 3,4,7 AND 8. ANTI SKID SYS AND HIGH ENERGY STOP INSPECTIONS CHECKED GOOD.