Originally Posted by
NARVAL
.../...the A330 is a beautiful aircraft but it has shown, again and again , very susceptible to probes icing, with the deicing system on auto (numerous reports). This leads to very rapidly presenting the crew with a very lame aircraft to say the least.../...
External sensors iced. => AP disengaged, alternate law with reduced securities, and so on.... (in a very disturbed environment, at night, over the sea, no visual references). Stall !