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Old 31st Oct 2013, 21:06
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Chris Scott
 
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Quotes from rudderrudderrat:

"I believe Alpha Floor was triggered (at a certain Alpha threshold)."
Yes, the AAIB thinks it probable because the captain saw a PFD message starting with "Alpha...". They also said that Alpha Prot was (briefly?) exceeded, which - as HN39 says - would be necessary for Alpha Floor.

"With no side stick input, the aircraft will then maintain Alpha Prot angle of attack."
Quite. Re my question in a previous post, I've recently "gone to specsavers" and found the criteria for Alpha Prot disengagement on the A340 clearly stated in the AAIB Bulletin:
Sidestick forward more than 1 second
OR
Sidestick more than half forward.
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