A federal investigation into the crash of a UPS cargo plane that killed 15 people in Kentucky quickly focused on spherical bearings in a part that helps keep engines attached to wings.
Investigative hearing looks to understand why multiple occurrences of fracture were not flagged as flight safety concern. US investigators have been seeking to understand why a history of bearing ...
The National Transportation Safety Board convened a two day hearing on Tuesday to investigate why a UPS McDonnell Douglas MD-11F lost an engine and crashed after ...
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the fatal crash of UPS Flight 2976 in Louisville, which killed 15 people. Investigators are focusing on a known structural issue with the ...
A UPS plane crash that killed 15 people last year might have been prevented if an original inspection schedule hadn't been relaxed, but mechanics didn't get a close look at the parts that should have ...
The MD-11 wing pylon's original design did not account for complete separation from the wing, and its "fail-safe" attachment lugs simultaneously failed, prompting NTSB scrutiny of design assumptions ...
After the engine flew off a UPS cargo plane and caused a crash that killed 15 people in Kentucky, investigators found records of 10 previous flaws in the same key parts that help secure engines to ...
After the engine flew off a UPS cargo plane and caused a crash that killed 15 people in Kentucky, investigators quickly discovered cracks in parts of the engine mount. Then they found records showing ...