Sriwijaya 737’s unresolved throttle snag led to fatal thrust asymmetry

Sriwijaya 737-500 title-c-DavidJeffersonTuaSinaga Creative Commons

Indonesian investigators have determined that the right-hand throttle lever on a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 did not move backwards when the autothrottle commanded reduced power, resulting in thrust asymmetry and a fatal in-flight upset.

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