SENTENCE FRAGMENT
Per the BEA 3rd report, commencing at 2h 10min 27, there were a series of criticisms from the PNF that are altitude related. At 2h 10min 36 there was a comment that from the context would have clearly stated how badly PF had fouled up "You’re at"......
?altitude?, but PNF cut it short and told PF very simply to "Go back down."
If I would have been in that cockpit, I think I would have told the other guy how far he was off the intended altitude and I was looking for this type of communication in the record.
It appears to me that PNF was trying to avoid stressing a badly rattled PF any more than necessary and was keeping communication "baby simple."
It would be difficult to start the ECAM drill with such a badly rattled guy trying to fly the aircraft.