I might have missed something in more recent posts, but I think I read earlier that if the engine temperature probe was MEL for that flight, then autothrottles would be considered unserviceable and would have to be disabled
I am unaware (but willing to be corrected) of any type that uses "auto throttles" on Takeoff. There might be Thrust Mgmt systems, or gates, but not generally auto-throttles - which tend only to become "engaged" or "active" after Aa...
6. A quick shove of the autothrottles would have given them emergency power (or even more) if needed
Not too sure about this "emergency power" term either
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