They lost control after takeoff by have not configured the aircraft correctly and have not deployed the flaps/slats. It is one of the conclusions which reached the Commission of investigation of accidents and incidents in Civil Aviation in its report. There was a warning of incorrect configuration because the system alert in these cases did not work. The crew of the appliance of damaged Spanair in August 2008 at the Madrid-Barajas airport has not properly configured the appliance, not deployed flaps/slats (spoilers for landing and takeoff) and did not detect these errors, among other reasons, because didn’t alert system (tow). These are the conclusions which has achieved the Commission of investigation of accidents and incidents in Civil Aviation (CIAIAC), in the final report of the accident, which killed 154 people, published Friday.
In the chapter on causes, the report points out that the crew did not detect the configuration error nor identified notices of loss nor corrected this situation after takeoff, causing a deterioration in the conditions of flight. Among the factors that contributed to the accident, the CIAIAC said that a warning of incorrect configuration there was because the tow (System alert in these cases) did not work. In the Commission’s view, the crew not carried out the action of selecting the flaps/slats with the corresponding control lever, nor made cross checking the position of the lever and the status of the lights of those two elements. Neither proved visually final performance for the position of the flaps/slats, as they showed the cockpit instruments. Although he failed the operation of the tow, the report alludes to the inadequate management of resources by the crew. In view of the analysis of the accident, the CIAIAC recommends amending the Flight Manual linked to the type certificate of the aircraft so that appropriate instructions are included to the checking of the tow.