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- The accident, which occurred at 14:24, was the plane's second attempt at taking off following an earlier aborted attempt due to excessive temperatures in the ram air temperature (RAT) probe.
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Spanair stated that the problem detected on the first takeoff attempt was overheating caused by a temperature gauge's de-icing system, rather than a malfunction of the temperature gauge itself, and that since icing was not a risk on that flight, the de-icing system had been deactivated by the mechanic with the captain's approval.
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Apr 1, 2023 · Over the first days and weeks of the investigation, experts with Spain’s Civil Aviation Accident and Incident Investigation Commission, known by its Spanish acronym CIAIAC, began piecing together...
- The Aircraft Needed Maintenance in Madrid
- After Being Repaired The Plane Taxied Out to The Runway
- The Investigation Into The Crash
After an uneventful first leg between Barcelona and the Spanish capital, the aircraft piloted by 39-year-old Captain Antonio Garcia Luna and 31-year-old first officer Francisco Javier Mulet was authorized by controllers in Madrid to start its engines at 13:06. The plane then taxied from stand T21 at Terminal 2 to runway 36L. Once at the runway thre...
After dealing with the issue, the aircraft was topped up with 1,080 liters of aviation fuel and once again cleared for startup and to taxi out to runway 36L. As the crew prepared for the takeoff, the cockpit voice recorder captured the crew going through their final checks. At 14:23, the plane was at the end of the runway, ready for takeoff, with t...
The Civil Aviation Accident and Incident Investigation Commission (CIAIAC) and representatives from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) along with Boeing and Pratt & Whitney conducted the investigation. The investigation concluded that the crew had not configured the aircraft flaps for takeoff. The wings could not generate enough lif...
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Aug 21, 2008 · According the Associated Press, a Spanair jetliner that crashed in Madrid, Spain yesterday aborted its first takeoff attempt because of an air gauge that showed overheating in an engine. The plane taxied back to the terminal where the maintenance staff essentially turned the gauge off.
Oct 26, 2010 · The cause behind the crash of Spanair Flight 5022 on August 20, 2008 is public knowledge: the pilots forgot to activate the flaps and slats that help the aircraft gain altitude. It has also...
Sep 12, 2023 · The aircraft, manufactured in 1993 and acquired by Spanair in 1999, was towed to a parking area where maintenance workers de-activated the RAT probe's heater, as icing was not expected to be an issue on the journey to the Canary Islands.
Aug 21, 2008 · On Aug 20, at 14.45LT a Spanair flight JK5022, from Madrid-Barajas to Las Palmas (Gran Canarias), crashed shortly after take off from runway 36L. The MD82 (EC-HFP) had 164 passengers and 9 crew...
