Originally Posted by
Airbubba
Agreed, you might get THR HOLD though.
As I posted earlier, it appears that they were late slowing to 250 below 10 so there may have been some speedbrake use just before the upset.
Throttle hold in descent.... If coming from a dual function mode (FLCH VNAV) autothrottle will go SPD automatically at level off. If speed brakes still out more thrust applied to maintain MCP speed. No need to disconnect autothrottle to get it down - would be back at the stops anyway.