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Old 21st Aug 2008, 16:40
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Don't know much about flying MD hardware but here are the Metars either side of departure time of 1425 (presumably Zulu)
No 1425 local, 1225Z:

LEMD 201030Z 12003KT CAVOK 25/10 Q1019 NOSIG=
LEMD 201100Z 17002KT CAVOK 26/09 Q1019 NOSIG=
LEMD 201130Z 16005KT CAVOK 27/08 Q1019 NOSIG=
LEMD 201200Z 35002KT CAVOK 28/06 Q1019 NOSIG=
LEMD 201230Z 18007KT 090V240 CAVOK 28/02 Q1018 NOSIG=
LEMD 201330Z 19007KT 110V240 CAVOK 30/01 Q1018 NOSIG=
LEMD 201400Z 24003KT CAVOK 30/02 Q1018 NOSIG=

Could cross wind component be approaches/exceeded in TO roll?
So it seems unlikely that wind was a factor -- though of course a METAR is just a snapshot and you can't be 100% sure what was happening between.
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