For Robin42 & GB
"This made me to think about why Air France proposed that a lightning strike might have brought down the plane in the first place. Shortly afterwards they even speculated about a general power failure. I still think this was a honest statement originating from their maintenance engineers pondering the ACARS pattern"
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Robin42, there is also the TCAS Fail report, which BEA could not explain.
GB""
Can I just ask you guys what would happen if 447 took a lighting strike on the left had side on or neat the pitot tubes. All being well, the strike should dissipate itself around the aircraft, but could the electricty travel around the circuits in the nose rendering a few of the to reset themselves or blowing fuses. Just asking to clarify any situation that may have arisen.