When we have finished redesigning the Radio Alt. we had better turn our attention to the Auto Throttle. If it had malfunctioned in such a way that it set a low RPM or throttle closed the result would have been the same.
Things fail – We usually sort the problem. (Usually, since there is no denying that a wing coming off would be challenging) This was a case where there really wasn’t much of a problem to sort. SOPs/Standard calls should have taken care of it. (Assuming that the sequence of events was as reported.)
Yes I have read the whole thing