Tag: Louisville cargo plane crash
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UPS Never Required Detailed Inspection of Engine Part That Failed Before Engine Tore Off Cargo Plane, Citing Boeing Safety Assessment
A newly released investigation has revealed troubling details about the chain of decisions that preceded last year’s catastrophic UPS MD-11 freighter crash in Louisville, Kentucky. Documents released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) suggest that a critical engine-mount component went without the detailed inspections needed to detect dangerous wear—even though Boeing had developed an…
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UPS Flight 2976 ‘Flew Perfect’ On Morning Of Crash, Pilots Expressed No Safety Concerns
UPS Flight 2976 Crash Investigation: Pilots Reported “Perfect Flight” Just Hours Before Disaster Federal investigators have released chilling new details about UPS Flight 2976, the cargo aircraft that crashed shortly after departure from Louisville, Kentucky, killing 15 people and triggering one of the aviation industry’s most intense investigations in years. According to newly released records,…
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