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Old 9th Apr 2019, 18:15
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ecto1
 
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trim drift

Another possible actor in this drama.

When boeing says to hold the trim wheel, when one study how the system is build and when one studies the data trace (and the misterious ND changes during multiple periods with no ND input).

I believe with sufficient pull and sufficient speed the trim motor clutch will slip and the trim wheels will creep ND.

If you blip the yoke switch and see the trim wheel not moving at a good pace and then you release and you see it slowly moving BACKWARDS, the whiskey tango foxtrot moment may be enough to make you forget about the pedestal switches.

Just another disturbing thought.
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