Originally Posted by
Gold rush
I am not surprised, if you have experienced it how quick does the engine respond when you disconnected the A/T and reduced the thrust lever.
Usually quicker than your JT8D. The engine has automatic roll back and flame out protections, so no harm with pulling them to idle.
But, if the failure is somewhere in the DEEC and the HMU then I guess the thing might not respond. Never seen (or heard) of that happening. The throttles on the CFM56 are fancy dual redundant switches. They are an electronic connection to this:
