Prior to the crash of ValuJet 592, the landing gear of an aircraft collapsed. The FAA could have examined the airlines' hangar, aircraft, training records and maintenance. The FAA did nothing and even said that ValuJet was a carrier that other airlines should learn from. We knew that the FAA had problems with its regulations. In 1988, a DC-9 had a fire in the cargo hold. This is the same type of aircraft as Flight 592. The NTSB wanted the FAA to change and rewrite the regulations specifically for Class D cargo holds. The NTSB wanted smoke detectors and a fire extinguishing system fire are installed to avoid an accident. At the time of the Flight 592 accident, the FAA had not made the change for the Class D cargo compartment that the NTSB was urging the FAA to make. After the crash of ValuJet Flight 592, ValuJet had numerous lawsuits. One in particular was that of shareholders. The claim was that at the time of the incident, ValuJet had kept them in the dark regarding maintenance and regulatory compliance. Four shareholders claimed damages. The lawsuit was filed in Fulton County, Georgia. The airline initially tried to dismiss the complaint, but AirTran ended up paying 5 million euros to ValuJet shareholders. The payment was split into 2.5 million in cash and another 2.5 million in