From the first post of this thread....
.....evidence exists that may prove that Airbus Industries, which is headquartered in Hamburg, “manipulated” the engineering test numbers relating to the rudders of its A300-600 aircraft, the same type of jet airliner that flew as American A
Perhaps of more relevance is the manipulation of the rudder by the pilot in question.
Maybe some peeps should stop trying to blame the cause of the AA accident upon Airbus Industrie and accept, instead, the glaringly obvious.