@ A33Zab. Thank you for your post :
GerardC :after the, so far unexplained, FBW malfunction
A33Zab : Nothing to explain here, there wasn't a FBW malfunction.
Sorry, I have not been clear enough : at 02:10:06, AP disconnection was unexplained to
the crew. (No ECAM message pointing clearly to the cause of this disconnection until 02:12:XX).
Isnt'it reasonable to assume they diagnosed some sort of "
computer malfunction" ?
GerardC : and smarter design are solutions for a better flight safety
A33Zab : but what if a smart design is not understood and not properly used by the user? like AF477.
Maybe "
users" need better real time information from the system to "
understand" what the "
smart design" is doing.
IMHO there is room for improvement in the way AP disconnects in those Airbii : AP should not be allowed to quit
before a clear ECAM message pointing to the reason for disconnection is displayed.
Once again : "
why is such a smart AP/FD system unable to maintain for a few seconds the average pitch of, say, the past 5 or 10", until the proper ECAM alert message is displayed ?"