Originally Posted by
MurphyWasRight
That exchange was at/after the electrical trim was re-enabled, I believe the 'manual' refers to electrical trim switches.
Disagree. From the report:
At 05:41:46, the Captain asked the First-Officer if the trim is functional. The First-Officer has replied that the trim was not working and asked if he could try it manually. The Captain told him to try. At 05:41:54, the First-Officer replied that it is not working.
From the FDR traces, no electric trim command (autopilot or manual) is recorded between approx 05:41 and 05:43, therefore the above exchange can
only be referring to manual trim with the wheel (unless you are suggesting a simultaneous failure of the trim switches).