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| 'Wing flaps failed' on Spain jet | 'Wing flaps failed' on Spain jet |
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| The wing flaps on a plane that crashed in Madrid last month did not open properly during take-off, Spanish media have reported. | The wing flaps on a plane that crashed in Madrid last month did not open properly during take-off, Spanish media have reported. |
| Investigators found that the pilots were unaware of the problem because a cockpit warning alarm did not go off, several Spanish newspapers said. | |
| The Spanair plane plunged to the ground shortly after take-off, killing 154 people on board. | The Spanair plane plunged to the ground shortly after take-off, killing 154 people on board. |
| It was the deadliest air crash in Spain in 25 years. | It was the deadliest air crash in Spain in 25 years. |
| Cockpit recordings | |
| Reports in the Spanish media suggest that the Spanair jet may have stalled during take-off because the wing flaps were not properly deployed. | Reports in the Spanish media suggest that the Spanair jet may have stalled during take-off because the wing flaps were not properly deployed. |
| The flaps make it easier for aircraft to get off the ground at take-off speeds. | The flaps make it easier for aircraft to get off the ground at take-off speeds. |
| Investigators have not released any official statement on the disaster, but Spanish media say the issue of the wing flaps came from analysis of the cockpit voice and data recordings. | Investigators have not released any official statement on the disaster, but Spanish media say the issue of the wing flaps came from analysis of the cockpit voice and data recordings. |
| The Spanish Interior Minister, Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, told Spanish television the government would not comment until the investigation into the crash had been completed. | |
| "In my experience an accident doesn't happen for a single reason," he said. | |
| "We are going to wait for the report to be finished to find out what happened because there are many theories," Mr Rubalcaba added. | |
| The Spanair jet had aborted a previous take-off attempt. | |
| It was preparing to fly to Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, when the pilots reported a problem. | |
| Technicians discovered a fault in a temperature gauge on the aircraft. |