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costa calida blogger: The investigation of Spanair crash give their results in December

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

The investigation of Spanair crash give their results in December




The Committee on Accident and Incident Investigation of Civil Aviation (CIAIAC) has released a "progress note" on the Spanair plane crash on August 20, 2008 in Madrid-Barajas airport, which killed 154 people and announced that in December will be the final report. The Spanair plane, an MD-82 JF3022 flight bound for Gran Canaria, suffered the accident at the time of takeoff from Barajas airport, killing 154 people, including 148 passengers and six crew. Eighteen people survived.
The final report was delivered to the parties involved before the end of the year to carry out the arguments as they think fit the story published by the CIAIAC is a new document that is issued two years ago when the plane crash, as progress in the development of research, but adds nothing new to report issued on August 4, 2009. CIAIAC According to the so-called "progress note" refers to a pre-final report is expected to deliver to the parties involved before the end of the year to carry out the arguments as they think fit, and their comments. Once this process is completed may publish the final report on the reason that the McDonnell Douglas DC9 (MD-82) for Spanair, registration EC-HFP, crashed.

Since the Commission notes that it is preparing the draft final report, which must be completed in December 2010, and officially announced that the diffusion is expected other before the final document. As for the details of the accident, CIAIAC it refers to "interim" published on 4 August 2009, which showed a more detailed description of the flight, research to date and the safety recommendations. However, communication affects the takeoff was conducted with an inappropriate and unapproved configuration, being the flaps and slaps (flaps for easy take off and landing) fully retracted. There is also a pointed reference to the previous report that the warning system for improper configuration off (TOWS) with which the aircraft was fitted was not activated.

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