Yes - that’s the other part that’s not being discussed. Altitude means available thrust. Why didn’t they pitch down and at least avoid the stall and un-survivable fall?
All “things” have a failure rate, including humans. 10E-7 sort of brain fart. About pulling the wrong lever: There but the grace of God go I.
Back in the 80s, a Delta 767 crew shutdown both engines on departure from LAX. They got an EEC fail EICAS message and procedure was to turn off both EECs which requires one to lift a guard on the square EEC switch and press the button. Instead, they shutoff the engines by pulling up out of the detent and lowering the mushroom shaped fuel cutoff switch.
Human factors, you never know when it will strike.
Back in the 80s, a Delta 767 crew shutdown both engines on departure from LAX. They got an EEC fail EICAS message and procedure was to turn off both EECs which requires one to lift a guard on the square EEC switch and press the button. Instead, they shutoff the engines by pulling up out of the detent and lowering the mushroom shaped fuel cutoff switch.
Human factors, you never know when it will strike.