MAYOR ATTACH wrote:
"To say that the TWAS failure is the primary cause of the accident is not true; if the pilots had selected the right flaps there wouldn't have been an accident - regardless of wether the TWAS was functioning or not."
I'm completly agree, I never said "primary cause". If flaps/slats are not properly set for TO is under crew functions. So you have to addmit also that it's true that if the take off congifuration warning warns ( Terrain Awareness and Warning System ) then the crew will abbort TO.
Concerning the GPWS and stall warnings: According spanish media those warnings are audible ( from data from CVR ). IF ( I repeat IF ) tha take off configuration warning did not sound and the stall and GPWS did, maybe, just maybe, means that the system was "working" properly...
On AIB, TO Warnings:
CONFIG
. SLATS/FLAPS NOT IN T.O CONFIG: Aural warning ( CRC ), master light - MASTER WARNING
When?
A/C not in TO configuration when thrust levers are set at TO, or Flex TO, or when pressing TO CONFIG. pb.
Last edited by LUALBA; 4th Sep 2008 at 18:25.