There was not "any anomaly" in the authorization of the crew and land staff for the takeoff of the plane that crashed in the International Airport of Madrid, said vice general director Javier Mendoza of Spanair Thursday.
Mendoza, however, admitted at a press conference that before takeoff the commander of flight JK 5022 informed "excessive warming up of an air intake."
Once the problem was "isolated" by maintenance staff, the plane was authorized to come back to the takeoff runway, Mendoza said, adding there was not "any kind of anomaly during the process."
The MD-82 of Spanair barely began to fly in its takeoff when it went down again and crashed at terminal 4 of Madrid's international airport. Witnesses said the left engine went into fire when the plane was beginning to fly.
The plane was authorized to take off "according to standards and procedures of the plane manuals," Mendoza said.
Mendoza said the black box was recovered, but some of it may be damaged.
General Director of Spanair Marcus Hedblom rejected any speculation about the circumstances of the accident, requesting patience to wait for the end of the investigation.
Hedblom said after reviewing all the available information, "there isn't any reason to retire the MD-82 models."
Spainish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said earlier the investigation of the crash will be exhaustive.
Meanwhile, a team of six independent experts formed by the general secretary of transportation began investigating the cause of the tragedy that killed 153 and injured 19.
Source:Xinhua
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