[cynwoody]

If you couple this with the American Airlines FLIGHT 587 A-300 Airbus crashed just outside New York, the vertical stabilizer failed and fell off the aircraft. This was blamed on the copilot rudder input due to wake turbulence. I've always thought the Air France 330 may have had the same problem , loosing the stabilizer would most likely put you in a flat spin

I recall speculation about rudder loss shortly after the crash. However, the black boxes have been found, and there is no evidence the vertical stabilizer broke off.

As for AA587, I have seen speculation that the composite material out of which the A-300 vertical stabilizer was constructed may be subject to fatal flaws. But, I believe the NTSB concluded it was stressed well beyond its design limits. So, that would indicate it was the rudder limit protection that failed.

[Robe]

Yes I agree that's what the report said, but in both instances the Vertical Stab were found floating on the surface in pretty good condition...the NTSB position that the copilots control inputs caused AA587 V.B. to separate is absurd, I have never heard a control input to cause structural failure before, if it does it's a design flaw.
Does the Flight recorder have data points for loss of a control surface ??????
I can't get the “rudder limit exceeded” hits on the data comm. out of my mind, considering the rudder limit protection is lost when the computer shuts down. I dont think the flight recorder would know the difference. In each instance it absolves Airbus from product liability to have the crew be at fault