The most consequential mechanical failures in transport aviation are often the ones which start as hairline cracks hidden inside a load path that “always worked” until it does not. In the UPS MD-11F ...
The FAA has ordered inspections of Boeing 747-8 forward engine mount barrel nuts and bolts after cracked nuts were found on two aircraft, including a Boeing test airframe. The Dec. 2 airworthiness ...
Boeing warned of MD-11 engine-mount bearing failures before a fatal UPS crash; learn what investigators found, FAA actions, ...
Officials emphasized that the investigation remains ongoing and that conclusions about responsibility or causation have not ...