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Investigative teams launched an inquiry following the incident. They quickly uncovered that the landing gear issue could be traced back to a mechanical failure, specifically an incorrectly installed component in the right main landing gear actuator. Yet the investigations primarily focused on the pilots' reliance on the faulty FMC and their assumptions surrounding it.
Through analysis, it became clear that lack of training related to the FMC and inadequate procedural guidelines contributed significantly to the accident. An absence of consideration for the increasing air resistance caused by the extended landing gear exacerbated the miscalculations.