Originally Posted by Machinbird
Why would he pull the throttles all the way back? I'm not an Airbus guy so I'm curious as to the reasoning.
Here is what Asseline writes in his book on page 105 :
When I pushed initially the thrust levers to an intermediate position when arriving above the Habsheim field, the N1 command was elaborated with the previously demonstrated delay, which I interpreted as a non response from the engines. Instinctively, I recycled the levers to the IDLE then TOGA position.