PBL:
Newbie wants to leave open the possibility that the signal recorded on the FDR and interpreted by the FADECs may have had some other cause than that the thrust lever was left voluntarily near the CL detent. That is his privilege. Let us please recognise that, at this stage, nobody has the evidence to contradict him.
Absolutely.
Flyingnewbie10, I apologise if I've come across as combative - I just want to make sure that we're not going back over old ground.