Originally Posted by
OldnGrounded
Unless I misread the preliminary report, it appears that the "advice" that was followed was that of the FO, who advised that manual operation of the trim wheels was not possible. It's fairly easy to understand why the crew decided to flip those switches back on (if they did).
I don't disagree and I'd have probably done the same. Surely the moment they were back on though you'd be trimming hard?
From the narrative it sounds as if the Capt hasn't grasped what is happening and it's a suggestion from the FO to cut the switches out in the first place. So when they turn them back on is he 'in the loop'?