Nadar, once again I do not believe Airbus has ever said that it was not an epicyclic failure. Just that it definitely was not the same issue that caused the 2012 ditchings.
And again with the latest statement, if you "read between the lines" obviously yes, they want it to be a suspension bar failure or some sort of maintenance issue. However, every statement they made to date has a "but we could be wrong ending". The 7 possilble cause statement ends with a statement about "information available to date". The maintenance history statement ends with the word "causes." This could be viewed as "causes" to the suspension bar failure or which of the 7 possible "causes" may be the cause.
The news over the pass few days have been reading between the lines as well and reporting what they feel as Airbus definitively saying it's not a gearbox issue and that they pinpointed maintenance. (Are you a reporter?) Airbus are obviously reacting to this propaganda and clarifying the issue, with more smoke and mirrors!!