Service difficulty report · Autothrottle Sys · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
February 6, 2018
Submitted
February 8, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N955FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
29114
Aircraft time
32,623 hours, 19,500 cycles
Part
Autothrottle Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE THRUST LEVER FROZE IN FLIGHT AT APROXIMTELY 1.5 EPR, WHILE PASSING 30,000 FT, TURNED AUTOTHROTTLES OFF AND MADE NO DIFFERENCE. ABLE TO BREAK LOOSE WITH A SUBSEQUENT BIND, BROKE FREE AGAIN AND WAS OK THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. PERFORMED AN INSPECTION AND CHECK OF FUEL FLOW GOVERNOR, THE INPUT LEVER TORQUE IS WITHIN LIMITS IAW AMM 73-21-01-6. CHECKED LOWER ,INTERMEDIATE AND UPPER CONTROL BOX ASSEMBLIES IAW AMM 76-11-10-6, NO DEFECTS FOUND. PERFORMED A THROTTLE PUSH-PULL CHECK IAW 76-11-00-5, FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. PERFORMED AN AUTO THROTTLE TEST IAW 22-10-00-5, NO FAULTS. PERFORMED A NR 1 ENG IDLE RUN, OPS CHECKED NORMAL. THROTTLE MOVES FREE WITH NO BINDING.