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Old 16th Sep 2008, 10:45
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Spanish media today are reporting that the aircraft had "wing flap failure". It is only media reports but does this now suggest technical failure and not crew error?

From the BBC:


The wing flaps on a plane that crashed in Madrid last month did not open properly during take-off, investigators have found, Spanish media say.
The investigation discovered that the pilots were unaware of the problem because a cockpit warning alarm did not go off, El Pais newspaper reported.
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.

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