Salute,
Originally Posted by valvanuz
If this is the case, is it safe to assume there were no malfunctions of rudder, flaps and ailerons at least until the last ACARS received (cabin vertical pressure i.e. +/- 6000ft)? If true, then no VS separation at high altitude?
Well, it is safe to assume that what fault was not detected until 0214:26 was very unlikely.
But... this last advisory (cockpit ECAM signal) is about
Cabin V/S (vertical speed) being +/- 1,800 ft/mn during 5 seconds.
It call for a reset/switch of the CPC (Cabin Pressure Controler).
From A330 FCOM:
To force a CPC changeover:
- Mode SEL.............MAN
. AFTER 3 seconds:
- Mode SEL............AUTO
The inactive CPC may then be reset
(check the CAB PRESS ECAM page).
What it means, then, is that the cabin pressure control was still in AUTO mode up to this point. As the CPC is also feeded by those ADIRUS (which faulted), I really don't know if any altitude may be safely deduced from this advisory alone without any following informations.
Nowhere did I read in the BEA report that this "fact" was established: that the aircraft altitude at this point was 7,350 ft (its cabin alt at cruise) or below. If it was a "fact", in my opinion, it would have been already mentioned as an evidence.