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 | | At 0150:21, about 6 seconds after the airplane's rate of descent began to decrease, the left and right elevator surfaces began to move in opposite directions; the left surface continued to move in the nose-up direction, and the right surface reversed its motion and moved in the nose-down direction. |
 | | Further, it is apparent that while the recorders were operating, both elevator surfaces were intact, attached to the airplane, and placed in the positions recorded by the FDR data and that the elevator movements were driving the airplane pitch motion, and all associated recorded parameters changed accordingly. |
 | | Whereas the captain's audible alarm and the content of his statements in reaction to the situation upon returning to the cockpit were consistent with the reaction of a pilot who has encountered an unexpected flight condition, the passive behavior of the relief first officer was not. |
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