A Failure the Pilots Were Never Trained For / TAM Flight 402 Crashes into São Paulo

A Fokker 100 crashes shortly after taking off in Brazil. TAM Flight 402 has an autothrottle failure during the takeoff roll. The pilots on board take the correct actions against this and continue with their takeoff. Shortly after lifting off the runway, the throttle for one of the engines reduces to idle. The crew fights against this but the throttle keeps falling back to idle. Quickly the pilots lose control of the plane and it crashes into the ground. What was wrong with the throttles on board this aircraft? Find out on this episode of Black Box Down.  Sponsored by HelloFresh (}http://hellofresh.com/blackboxdown16 and use code BLACKBOXDOWN16) and SoloStove (}http://solostove.com and use code BLACKBOXDOWN) Find us on social media and buy our merch here! }https://linktr.ee/BlackBoxDownPod Go to blackboxdownpod.com to support us directly Black Box Down Crash Simulator: }https://roosterteeth.com/watch/black-box-down-1 Tales From The Stinky Dragon: }https://link.chtbl.com/stinkydragon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices