Is the failure of speed brakes and thrust reversers (independent of associated failures such as hydraulics) part of the sim ride for anyone around here? Because it's not for me - every time I've landed a simulator in training without those devices, it was predictable, it was briefed, and it was all pretty much part of the usual checkride script. I would hope a few lesson plans will be getting an amendment after this.
It seems the body of the NTSB report does a commendable job of pointing out the technical gremlins at play, but the headline of Rollingthunder's quoted story is a predictable example of how the findings will be interpreted by the peanut gallery.