Originally Posted by
SaulGoodman
F30 or F25 wouldn’t make a huge difference anyhow. A couple of kts and a hardly noticeable change in attitude compared to types with bigger differences in landing flaps. Maybe they opted for F25 due to x-wind of 15 kts, who knows…
The difference was 6 knots, which is significant in a situation like this, even if the crew was unaware of this.
According to the report, flaps 25 was used due to the belief that they had sufficient margin, not due to crosswind considerations. 15 knots at flaps 30 is not an issue.