Originally Posted by suninmyeyes
The biggest clue that things were about to go wrong was most likely the word "HOLD " at the top left of the primary flight display that indicates to those in the know that the autothrottle although engaged will not increase the thrust. Had the word at the top left been SPD (Speed) the accident would not have happened.
In this eventuality, would it be enough or necessary to deselect the second FD to get back to SPD ?