Yes, the whole saga made me think about the 737 hardover issue (although there it is only Boeing primarily involved on that one)
The advice to pilots regarding shutting down the hydraulics reminded me of the DC-10 which lost control to the elevators in-flight. The pilot had previously considered this possibility and (independantly) practiced landing on differential flaps (or was it slats? long time ago) on the sim, and as result got the 'plane down safely.
The modern transport aircraft is a wonder of self-diagnosing and redundant systems so it's not surprising that accident rates are low; but there's always been the "if this happens, and if then that happens" possibilities. Irresponsible of manufacturers (whether East or West of the Atlantic) to sweep safety under the carpet, or "cost evaluate" pax lives.
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What goes around . . .
. . often lands better!