Originally Posted by
bearfoil
Or more to the point, what was the THS' deflection at a/p drop? BEA don't say. A/P will hang in until 13 degrees Pitch UP before it quits.
You're getting things a little muddled, bear. A/P disconnect appears to be caused by the loss of air data, not the position of the THS.
Read the article that PJ2 linked to, it contains some very useful information - including the fact that the ADR disagree lasted for 45 seconds, which means that return to Normal Law is unlikely to have happened (Svarin should find that interesting).