Originally Posted by
chickenwings
Anybody know about a mishandled go around a few years back at Melbourne airport that had an airbus decending down the ILS from the MDA with climb power set?
It is normal for an Airbus to be in the climb detent on the ILS with the autothrust engaged, crew would put the aircraft into the climb detent after takeoff, it will remain there for the rest of the flight including during an approach, and move it back to idle in the flare.