Originally Posted by Wizofoz
All he had to do was push the TOGA switches- that or simply make a one-push down-grade to CATIIIA (Though that seems to be against the operators SOPs).
From that report "The PF stated that he pushed the AT disconnect switch, located on the throttle levers, unintentionally and by mistake, instead of pushing the TOGA engagement switches."
I recall BA coming very close in a 747 as well when a pilot came from another Boeing type where the TOGA buttons were located in a different spot.