From my limited research, I haven't found anything that was caused by the fly by wire system. Although I do agree there were other incidents that were. The question is, which is better overall.I agree.
AF wasn't caused by the FBW system directly, but everyone seems to agree that the heavy reliance on the FBW system caused the pilots stick and rudder skills to degrade so they couldn't execute (what should have been) a pretty straightforward stall recovery.
Agav, just to show that Airbus isn't all bad, everyone seems to agree that if US1549 wouldn't have been an Airbus it would not have finished the way it did. The FBW systems is what allowed Sully Sullenberg to focus on landing properly without worrying about a stall on the way.
I agree. I'm just curious why yours is Boeing.
The way I understand the difference, Airbus tries to eliminate human error by giving most of the control to the computer, the pilots simply CAN'T do certain things (e.g. stall the plane), while Boeing gives more control to the pilots and has more faith in their judgement. There are Ma'alos and Chesronos, on the one hand human error is one of the biggest factor in accidents on the other hand, computers are far from perfect, they can't be programed for every eventuality, and sometimes a pilot has to know when he SHOULD override the computer.
In the end of the day, as said, it boils down to preference. Personally I like the idea of actually being in control, others like the peace of mind that comes from knowing you have a reliable safety net. And being that my chances of ever flying a Boeing OR an Airbus are close to nil this doesn't matter anyways