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Originally Posted by porwolf

What about the automatic pilot break down on a Maylasia 777 in 2005?

Investigation: 200503722 - In-flight upset; Boeing 777-200, 9M-MRG, 240 km NW Perth, WA

I have seen a CNN expert discussion about that incident. In 2005 the pilots were able to get control of the plane by going manual. But that may not always be possible if the pilots are not sufficiently trained to deal with sudden, catastrophic, malfunctions of the automatic pilot.

Then there was the Boeing warning about a fuselage structural problem at the satellite antenna that could lead to sudden decompression, 5 months ago:

Malaysia Airlines mystery: US issued warnings over Boeing 777 'weak spot' - Telegraph

What are this boards experts opinions on this information?

Hehe,
I don't think we have any expert NTSB accident investigators here wolf, just a bunch of guys with various aviation experiences in a lot of different fields including private, commercial, and military, pondering the sheer absence of information on flt 370. Since we know almost nothing, everything is still on the table and nothing can be ruled out yet. When looking at possible causes, I always ask "Does this match the timeline of events we do know?" A bonkers autopilot and structural weakness warning are not a very good match to the events that have been presented so far but... we really don't know so we can't rule it out.