Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120; Flight Crew Type 23000
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification; Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; Flight Crew Rejected Takeoff; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed
Aircraft
Takeoff rejected due to autothrottle disengagement. Throttle advanced normally; then paused; then reduced to idle at 30 knots. Cleared runway.
We were cleared for takeoff. Upon power up; we received an Autopilot Disconnect Alert and we rejected the takeoff well below 80 knots.
B737 MAX 8 flight crew reported an uneventful rejected takeoff due to an uncommanded auto-throttle disengagement.