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Old 9th Jan 2018, 18:52
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In the 747, Approach Idle is active until 5 seconds after touchdown, and when thrust reversers are selected. So even if the engines are allowed to go to idle before deselecting reversers, there will be a momentary (albeit minor) surge forward as minimum idle is selected by the EEC. It can be a real problem on slippery runways, e.g., if attempting a high-speed turnoff and deselecting reverse in the turn.

Other airplanes/engines may be similar.
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