Airport Express flashing amber then green

I've read a few posts about recent problems with Airport Express after firmware update. I, too, am having a problem yet things are actually still working. A few days ago I noticed that my AX was flashing amber and my first thought was oh no it's quitting on me. It is located in my family room and bridges my Airport Extreme in another room. I also have Apple TV and the AX serves to extend my network for it. I ran the firmware update for the Extreme and the utility update when they 1st came out but hadn't done the Express. When I went to the computer to do it, I saw a message that said there appeared to be a problem with the Express. I ran the update and all seemed good.
But today I noticed that the Express is flashing amber again. However, after a few seconds of flashing it returns to solid green. This has been going on for over an hour and I am streaming music through my Apple TV with no interruption. So I guess there is a problem - sort of. Wanted to report what I've experienced with the recent update.

Thanks for your response. I followed your directions but my AE is still going from green to flashing amber and back to green again. I even unplugged it from the family room and brought it closer to my Airport Extreme while reinstalling the firmware and then returned it. Still doing it. But the good news is I can still listen to music and watch movies from my Apple TV without interruption. My Extreme is showing solid green as always.

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