Thank you safetypee!!!!!!!!!!!!! That has been my exact point so many times.
If assessed against "unlimited", it would have been hazardous. That must also be assessed in the context of the aft column cutout switch being disabled.
The decision to disable the aft column cutout switch may not have been assessed as a hazard at all. Yet, this was the most threatening change made by Boeing, and very likely took away the last thread for survival on JT610 and I fear ET302.