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by selectodude 2645 days ago
The A330 had some weird pitch down incidences due to a faulty ADIRS, and obviously AF447 due to faulty pitot tubes and the completely idiotic issue where the control sticks aren't synced and the inputs are averaged out before being sent to the plane. There were some considerations given to grounding the fleet, whether or not Airbus wanted to admit it at the time.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-plane-denial-sb/ai...

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A330 has fewer total fatalities over its 27 years of service (339 deaths) than the MAX does in a year and a half (346 deaths).
The pitch down incidents I believe were caused by a non compliant part replacement (I don't remember which company it was though)