Dommage que le BEA n'ait pas fait un chronogramme des lois activées, comme dans son rapport du Canet-Plage.
Je suis par contre en train de lire le rapport du "BEA Australien" à propos des plongeons de l'A330-303 du 7 octobre 2008 (Quantas). Un rapport impressionnant de précisions
http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/3532398/ao2008070.pdf
1) L'ECAM a semblé aussi peu adapté à une situation de crise que pour l'AF447:
Following the second in-flight upset, the crew continued to review the ECAM
messages and other indications. The first ECAM message they noticed was F/CTL
ALTN LAW (PROT LOST)
[...]
The crew reported that by this time ECAM messages were frequently scrolling,
with each new caution message being placed at the top of the list. The NAV IR 1
FAULT message kept recurring, together with several other messages, such as
NAV GPS FAULT, and they could not effectively interact with the ECAM to
action and/or clear the messages. Master caution chimes associated with the ECAM
messages were frequently occurring, together with aural stall warnings and
overspeed warnings. The crew stated that these constant aural alerts, and the
inability to silence them, were a significant source of distraction.
2) Bug impressionnant: le trim automatique n'a pas fonctionné comme prévu
L'AF447 n'a pas eu la chance d'avoir ce bug, dommage.
The captain reported that, after the second upset event, he observed that the
automatic pitch trim (autotrim) was not functioning (15) and he began trimming the
aircraft manually. The crew advised that, because the autotrim was not working,
they thought the flight control system was in direct law.
With the exception of the loss of autotrim, the captain reported that the aircraft was
flying normally.
(15) A ‘USE MAN PITCH TRIM’ message was not displayed to the crew on their PFDs as, at the time
of the occurrence, this message was only displayed if the flight control system was in direct law.
The aircraft manufacturer advised that this problem was being addressed with a new design standard, which was certified in 2011.
L'équipage du Quantas aura contribué aux essais de cet A330... pourtant certifié
3) Concernant la loi ALT, pas vu ici de remarque des pilotes quant à son usage délicat pour une reprise en croisière.