Re. can you stall an Airbus. Well, I just came back from my LPC/OPC which went OK so we had a couple of minutes to play. So, question came, would you like to see the A320 spin? Well, why not. So, on 1 engine at 10000' up pitched the nose, a substantial, but not excessive opposite rudder was fed in, and WHEHEYYY, over it went into a classic and quite violent spin. Standard Recovery made by about 4000'. Hold on,said I, that couldn't happen on 2 engines. Back again we went on both donkeys, Normal Law, again pitch up, adverse yaw and over we go again. Moral from the TRE, don't play with the rudder when airborne!! Flight protection laws are only there in pitch and roll, if you mess with the rudder you ain't going to be safe. Bear in mind this was a Sim, so if the a/c could survive these manouvres is another question.
I have no doubt that this has no bearing on this accident, and I offer my sympathies to the victims and their families.