After 358 postings most of what we have is speculation and noise.
FACT: The aircraft impacted the sea apparantly due to loss of control.
UNKNOWNS:
1) We do not know the nature of the original failure. Only the flight data and voice recorders can give us any clues.
2) Was it possible to recover the situation within the limits of available altitude and time using the standard procedures and assuming a crew of average skills.
My thoughts are with any crew faced with a control problem at low altitude, multiple conflicting alarms and conflicting information. Sometimes the is a hidden gotcha waiting to bite, for example AF446 had a stall warning system which failed every time IAS fell below a set limit because the system assumed that the aircraft must be on the ground. A sensible system would not have done this without weight on the wheels.
Last edited by The Ancient Geek; 1st Nov 2018 at 01:16.