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NTSB Urges MD-80 Flaps Safety Check

Steve Scott

Monday, August 31st, 2009

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A year after a Spanish jetliner crashed and killed 154 people because the pilots failed to properly configure the plane's flaps before takeoff, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), airlines to require new checklists and onboard safeguards to prevent similar accidents. On August 20, 2008, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (EC-HFP) operating as Spanair Flight JK5022 crashed after takeoff from Runway 36 Left at Madrid Barajas International Airport, Madrid, Spain. The airplane impacted…

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