Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
December 19, 2011
Submitted
February 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24552
Aircraft time
58,753 hours, 38,966 cycles
Part
Mechanism
Part number
721RAA2
Part serial
1823
Condition
Faulty
Location
Autothrottle Sys
Part time
58,805 hours, 38,998 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON LEVEL OFF FROM CLIMBS, BOTH LOW ALTITUDE AND HIGH ALTITUDE, THE NR 1 THROTTLE REMAINED AT CLIMB THRUST CAUSING A LARGE SPLIT WITH NR 2 THROTTLE AND A/T DISCONNECTED. FLIGHT CONTINUED ONTO DESTINATION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT FLL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 AUTOTHROTTLE SERVO/TORQUE SWITCH MECHANISM PER AMM 76-11-03. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK OF AUTOTHROTTLE SYSTEM PER AMM 22-31-00. NO FAULTS.

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