Originally Posted by
GarageYears
Had they trimmed sufficiently and hit the cutouts, we'd not be have this exact discussion.
But they trimmed repeatedly and did hit the cutouts. From the preliminary report:
Originally Posted by
Airbubba
At 05:40:35, the First-Officer called out “stab trim cut-out” two times. Captain agreed and FirstOfficer confirmed stab trim cut-out.
At 05:40:41, approximately five seconds after the end of the ANU stabilizer motion, a third instance of AND automatic trim command occurred without any corresponding motion of the stabilizer, which is consistent with the stabilizer trim cutout switches were in the ‘’cutout’’ position