A320 thrust rollback on serviceability flight traced to overspeed-protection valve

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Source: Airbus

UK investigators believe a thrust rollback on an Airbus A320, after which the affected engine would not respond to control inputs, resulted from inadvertent activation of a fuel-control protection valve.

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