ia1166
Am familiar with
this AD and the more recent issues related to OEB 48.
Since a crew recently recovered in about 4000 feet from that malfunction, and this A320 accident had an altitude differential of about 30,000 feet between ToC and ground impact, and the issues with the AoA malfunction have gotten wide circulation, an initial estimate of the crew being able to handle that AoA malfunction seems reasonable.
Granted, ruling that out is probably premature (particularly if other malfunctions were present) but it doesn't seem to fit very well with what is known in the public domain. Your caution on over-speculation is accepted.
