Originally Posted by
atakacs
A bit of thread drift here but not sure that flap 40 was in any way relevant to that accident ?
My recollection was that the primary cause was a steep, idle-power descent. The conclusion, as I recall it, was that a better chance of recovery would have been possible with Flaps 30. In any case, it was the accident that caused the industry to shift to Flaps 30 as the preferred landing flap setting. And, as I said previously, my airline blocked out Flaps 40 as a result of that accident.
Back on thread: I have never heard of Flaps 30 being an option for takeoff.