The next
rumor from
The Sun suggests some autopilot/autothrottle glitch and also alledges that a mayday was broadcast:
Originally Posted by By NICK PARKER, JAMIE PYATT, ALEX PEAKE and VIRGINIA WHEELER of The Sun
Insiders said inquiries were focusing on an unexplained “involuntary flight control command” initiated by the jet’s computer.
The on-board system is thought to have pulled the plane’s nose skywards as it began its descent.
At the same time, it is said to have throttled BACK the engines.
Only one other similar fault has ever been recorded - and resulted in a multiple-death crash 15 years ago.
It appears an alledgedly similar incident has happened to a B777 before in 1995 (
summary,
full report) due to false accelerometers readings and failure detection logic.
This incident ending in a successful landing is not the "multiple-death crash 15 years ago" referenced by The Sun.
Just offering this to discussion, not in any way supporting or endorsing the theory. Instead I think at least the claim that emergency comms were initiated is not credible, because we should have heard this from a lot of other sources if it was true.