Hi, Iceheart
crimped connections, when done properly, are just as good
I agree. I started to use soldering irons in 1965. Despite "being an old guy" i consider crimped connections a very good approach.
I would like to known what kind of wiring itīs being used by Airbus SAS. I hope has not Kapton.
And also i would like to known if Aluminum cable is used in 330/340 (being used in the 380).
Connections can, and do, break down
In FBW most of connections are for "signal". With high quality certified hardware they are "state of the art".
This is not the case in high current connections like windshield heater connectors. There was a number of cockpit "fires" due "ohmic" losses in the connector (aging effects under high current).
In new planes like F-GZCP the chances of a wiring fault (in computer systems interconnections) "simultaneous" to the Pitot problem and under a/c moderate turbulence i would risk to say being practically zero.
I am very curious on the nature of "wiring" fault showed in ACARS.
In naval aviation the issue is much more complex. And Kapton use was dangerous.