The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has widened its emergency response to a serious engine pylon issue that was first uncovered on the MD-11 freighter fleet. Days after grounding the McDonnell ...
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UPS 2976 crash reveals critical engine pylon failure

The first reports to 911 happened only seconds after the crash, with cries tinged with shock and terror. “Plane fall”, then fire engulfing the sky was the witness account given by several drivers on ...
Boeing, the lead integrator on the Boeing B-52H Stratofortress heavy bomber re-engining programme, will not physically inspect the pylons on each aircraft, leaving that duty to the US Air Force (USAF) ...
Parts of the left wing on the UPS airplane that crashed in Louisville Nov. 4, killing 14 people, had fatigue cracks and signs of overstress, according to a preliminary report from the National ...