Service difficulty report · Coupling · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
September 6, 2001
Submitted
September 10, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N365DH
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
149
Part
Coupling
Condition
Faulty
Location
Autothrottle Sys
Stage of operation
CR
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

AUTOTHROTTLE SYSTEM DISENGAGED CONTINUOUSLY DURING FLIGHT AND HAD TO BE RESET. DUE TO NO FAULT SHOWN FOR AUTOTHROTTLE PROBLEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFCS TEST CONTROL PANEL. PLACED AUTOTHROTTLE SYSTEM ON DMI 7014, MEL 22-31-01 CAT B. DEFERRED BY WKERTZ 9101. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFCS TEST CONTROL PANEL AS PER MM 22-42-21. OPS CHECKED GOOD. COMPLIED WITH S/P 22-31-01. NORMAL OPS CONFIRMED. DMI 7014 REMAINS OPEN AND IN EFFECT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE AUTOTHROTTLE COUPLING UNIT IAW AMM 22-31-00, OPS CHECKS SERVICEABLE THIS CLEARS DMI 7014 PLACARD REMOVED.

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