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To: GovernmentShrinker

Autothrottle malfunction ?


5 posted on 01/19/2008 8:48:27 AM PST by spower
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To: spower
Electric jets...

....With no actual mechanical linkage to the throttle body??

THISsssss.....
....Is the worst case scenario!!

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7 posted on 01/19/2008 8:54:25 AM PST by Wings-n-Wind (The main things are the plain things!)
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To: spower
Autothrottle malfunction ?

No, the autothrottle just moves the levers and then levers are connected to the throttle system. If the levers move then the autothrottle is working. They moved. Also the pilot applied even more power himself and the engines still did not respond.
64 posted on 01/21/2008 8:04:12 AM PST by TalonDJ
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