@ wallybird7
At the moment the incident began.....(from the May 28, 2011 update report)
"From 2 h 10 min 05, the autopilot then auto-thrust disengaged and the PF said "I have the controls". The airplane began to roll to the right and the PF made a left nose-up input....The airplane’s pitch attitude increased progressively beyond 10 degrees and the plane started to climb."
As you say, no climb was planned - but that doesn't rule out an inadvertent climb induced by pulling the stick while correcting the right roll.
The report mentions the pilot raising the nose in the first seconds after taking the controls. It notes turbulence events. It doesn't mention evidence of an updraft.
Last edited by pattern_is_full; 1st Jun 2011 at 06:51.