Service difficulty report · Autothrottle Sys · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
December 21, 2008
Submitted
December 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N730FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
659
Aircraft time
31,551 hours, 16,069 cycles
Part
Autothrottle Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ABORTED T/O DUE TO LARGE SPLIT IN THROTTLE LEVERS ( APROX 2 KNOBS WIDTH) NORMAL ACCELERATION ON NR 1. NR 2 LAGGED BEHIND WITH ENG INDICATORS ON NR 2 ALSO SLOW AND BEHIND NR 1. ABORTED T/O AT APPROX 60 KTS. RETURNED FOR TAKEOFF THIS TIME WITH TOGA ENGAGED. THE SAME THING STARTED TO OCCURE SO WE IMMEDIATELY SELECTED AUTO THROTTLES OFF AND MANUALLY SET T/O POWER. ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW MEL/CDL: 22-30-01-B.

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