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Old 16th Aug 2007, 09:55
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Originally Posted by bomarc
While arguments in favor of the plane vs. the pilots have been quite well written, there is still a chance that moving the throttles was not possible.
So, whilst retracting the TLs to idle (BEFORE landing), the PF discovers that TL2 is stuck in the CL detent. Would his action be:

1. to continue the landing, and take no action with #2 engine?
2. to continue the landing, and shut #2 down?
3. to GO AROUND and sort it out in the air?

I would presume (since I'm not an airline pilot myself) that the best option to go for if one encountered this problem (BEFORE LANDING don't forget) on a multi-engine aircraft would be option 3, advancing the good TL to TOGA power.

Surely what happened is not consistent with a lever being physically stuck? But of course it doesn't disprove that the sensors weren't faulty, however unlikely that might be.

Another factor in the pilot's workload is the traffic taking off from their runway when they were very close (less than 2 miles?). I'm sure this happens a lot, especially at congested airports like Congonhas. How much of a distraction would this be, especially combined with the rain and slippery runway?
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