Tag: aircraft maintenance failure
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Since 2002, Operators Caught 10 Fractures Before Takeoff On The Same Part That Broke In The UPS Crash
Before the deadly crash of UPS Flight 2976 in Louisville, there were warnings. Not just days or months before, but decades. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo plane, built in 1991, went down around 5:15 p.m. Nov. 4, 2025, after its left wing caught fire, killing all three pilots on board. The plane slammed into Grade…
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This Day 47 Years Ago: American Airlines Flight 191 Crashed Just 31 Seconds After Liftoff, Killing 273
On May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 departed Chicago O’Hare International Airport for Los Angeles in what should have been a routine domestic flight. Instead, it became the deadliest aviation accident in United States history, killing all 271 people onboard and two more on the ground. The aircraft involved was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10…
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