Severe turbulence could have upset something that wasn't supposed to be there. A hull breach caused by even a small chemical explosion at FL350 would cause an explosive decompression, which is what I think the ACARS information adds up to.
SLF/PPL here, so forgive the question, but if there was a hull breach in sev turb and bearing in mind the Qantas 747 where the hull was breached by the crew 02 tank, could a similar event have happened to this aircraft. i.e. bottle detached and provoked to explode.
In sev turb, could an otherwise survivable breach cuase a break up.
Apologies if the A330 system/02 bottle design renders this a non starter.
I fly as a pax on the A330 a lot and am therefore concerned about this incident.