Wingswinger;
Actually A-FLOOR is an ATHR function.
Fully agree, but exactly how, is the question. Because we don't know the nature of the fault(s), it may or may not be "bypassed", (not a precise term, I know), by the A-Floor response.
Like many, I anxiously await more information from the AAIB as to the failure mode(s) and whether they are endemic or limited to some msn's or to one installation.
Along with the QANTAS and Air Canada incidents, all of which were serious but with no fatalities and where experienced crews played a key role in achieving a good outcome, it will be an interesting series of reports to read when they're finally issued.