My answers to those questions would be...
Mitchaa, no your
speculations would be...
A quick google doesn't bring anything up of any accident being caused by suspension bar failures.
Every type of accident has to have its first time. This
might be a first but it
might not be.
Also don't confuse failures that cause accidents with secondary failures caused by accidents.
only the investigators know
They have the epicyclic in the hangar but we haven't seen any evidence to suggest they have the flared housing or the shaft that sit on top/mate into the epicyclic.
So why do you think you can second guess them looking at what's in the newspapers? No need to answer. That is a rhetorical question!