We're not much wiser after reading the latest report and won't be until DFDR trace and comprehensive CVR transcript are released!
Originally Posted by JD-EE
The PF did indeed stick the nose down. It didn't work.
Because THS got 1° shy of full nose-up trim and remained so throughout the descent, all the way to splashdown.
I'll release virtual dogs of hell upon anyone who even hints that DP Davies is old-fashioned irrelevant in our day and age!
Originally Posted by augustusjeremyreborn
horizontal stabilizer ineffective (...) fixed part of the horizontal stabilizer
I'll assume English is not your mother tongue and you're familiar with A330 yet the intended meaning of your post got somehow lost in translation.
To set the record straight: horizontal stabilizer is very effective and it has no fixed part whatsoever.