Originally Posted by
A Squared
Yes, that is my understanding as well, and it's not a trivial point. The page of the aircraft maintenance log for the flight prior to the accident flight has been published online. There is no mention of an AoA sensor being replaced.
IIRC, the NTSC stated that there had been four previous (not necessarily consecutive) flights during which similar problems had been encountered, and that at some stage during that sequence the AoA sensor had been replaced.