Originally Posted by
CONSO
if you find the link to the nasa anon reporting system for pilots, etc that apply to 737max- you will find one descriptioon of an uncommaned throttle change which I recall was the opposite ( throttle cut ) but my memory may be incorrect . .
Correct, the AT failed to maintain thrust. It's recorded in ASRS as ACN: 1590012. Here's the narrative:
After 1000 feet I noticed a decrease in aircraft performance. I picked up that the autothrottles were not moving to commanded position even though they were engaged. I'm sure they were set properly for takeoff but not sure when the discrepancy took place. My scan wasn't as well developed since I've only flown the MAX once before. I manually positioned the thrust levers ASAP. This resolved the threat, we were able to increase speed to clean up and continue the climb to 3000 feet.
Shortly afterwards I heard about the (other carrier) accident and am wondering if any other crews have experienced similar incidents with the autothrottle system on the MAX? Or I may have made a possible flying mistake which is more likely. The FO (First Officer) was still on his first month and was not able to identify whether it was the aircraft or me that was in error.