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Old 10th Jun 2014, 17:07
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Jwscud
 
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737NG Reverser unlocked on Takeoff

This came up as an interesting discussion point, and my cheapo FCOM2 doesn't have anything to say about it at all.

Should a reverser unlock on takeoff, the QRH says the EEC limits thrust on any engine to idle. This means you will get the thrust rolling back to idle. What it doesn't say is whether the thrust lever will move or not. I am guessing during the normal takeoff profile with THR HLD annunciated nothing will happen, but in ARM/MCP SPD does anyone know whether the thrust lever will move along with the command to idle thrust on that engine?

Reading between the lines on the QRH it seems you should be able to move the thrust lever, but the engine will not respond to demand, but I'd be interested to know what actually happens at various phases of flight.
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