Seems like Air France hve admitted they were faulty.
The finds came as French officials confirmed that the airliner may have lost control after its speed sensors were blocked by ice.
At the time of last Monday's crash, Air France was in the process of replacing what it knew to be ice-prone sensors on the A330 series but had not yet done so on the aircraft which disappeared with
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Air France searchers recover 16 bodies - Times Online