Tag: FAA Oversight
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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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UPS Cockpit Audio Reveals Moments Before Fatal Crash, Last-Minute Plane Swap Central To Investigation
The two-day investigative hearing in Washington, D.C. shed light on the moments preceding the aircraft’s departure as well. The report states that a last-minute aircraft substitution placed the crew on a different plane than originally scheduled to fly. Investigators say the aircraft had been assigned as a replacement after another plane developed a fuel leak…
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