Originally Posted by Diversification
Takata and others
The ACARS msg content is that ADIRU:s reported air-speed values disagree. Pitot problem is only one of many possibilities.
Independently, they could have various meaning. But this serie's meaning is quite obvious. Pitot problem is clearly identified with an ACARS telling that each
pitot probe is reporting a different value! Then, ADR disagree (unrelated to IR).
You should have another look at BEA's reports as this part is explained in details.
Originally Posted by Bearfoil
The recovered Spoiler shows evidence of collapse in a deployed position.
Or, as BEA mentioned also, it possibly separated due to water pressure when wings sank while being (fully/partially) deployed due to (vertical) forces at impact.
Originally Posted by Bearfoil
A/P. The auto system uncouples per the following parameters: an inability to keep the a/c from rolling greater than 45 degrees, pitching up more than 15 degrees, pitching down more than nine degrees.
... and this aircraft then crashed 5 minutes later, level, with low horizontal and strong vertical acceleration? ... A/P & A/T going off were the first ACARS to be sent and the reason why they disconnected doesn't look obviously documented by the 20+ following ACARS?...
But nobody can find any submerged wreckage around this place!
If there was any measurable evidence of overspeed by studying the wreckage, it should have been reported by investigation in last december's report like they did for other parts showing some clues about what happened. If it was not reported, it means that, either they disagree about it, either that no evidence at all of overspeed was actually found. Otherwise, it would have been a huge conspiration in order to hide something so obvious for you.
Originally Posted by Bearfoil
The answer I think is in the debris location. Where were the VS, radome bits, and bodies? This means the first body, laptop and VS establish the first of a series of trajectories (airborne loss of integrity), or, the only one.
Then, look at the daily debris fields recovered during searches (BEA annexes). But as floatting stuff is moving, this is not the best way to draw any conclusion from that, even if the tailfin has been actually recovered in the middle of bodies and other parts of the airframe. Only what is still at the bottom of the ocean would be enlighting, starting with the wreck's location compared to flight plan.
S~
Olivier