JRBarret
I agree with your view. A very kind person PM'd me with an airworthiness directive which concerns the horizontal stab trim. Wondering if it was taken care of.
We shall see. I imagine the NTSB will have a reasonable answer quite soon.
It does offer the question: what do you do when you reach V1/Rotate and nothing happens? I've made my mind up on what to do. Especially when there is serious question of stopping.