Published • loading... • Updated
UPS Crash Victims’ Families Seek Answers at NTSB Hearings
Investigators say Boeing lengthened MD-11 inspection intervals despite earlier fracture reports, including 10 bearing-race failures from 2002 to 2022.
- Federal investigators concluded NTSB hearings in Washington this week examining the November UPS MD-11 crash and Boeing's decision to increase inspection intervals for engine pylon hardware despite knowing of past failures.
- In 2014, Boeing requested FAA permission to increase inspection intervals from 19,900 to 29,200 flight cycles while ignoring 10 reports of bearing race fractures the agency had received between 2002 and 2022.
- NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy questioned why the FAA relied on decades-old analysis from the 1980s, while FAA manager Todd Martin admitted the agency failed to search its database for prior bearing fracture reports before approving the request.
- Victims' families traveled to Washington demanding accountability for the crash that killed 15 people, while UPS revealed it discovered three additional pylon fractures within its current fleet of MD-11 aircraft.
- Following the hearings, the FAA determined the spherical bearing must be classified as a principal structural element, requiring regular inspection for the hardware that attaches the engine pylon to the wing.
Insights by Ground AI
14 Articles
14 Articles
Moment engine rips off UPS plane before fatal crash in Kentucky uncovered
New footage shows a UPS cargo plane losing its engine just seconds before a fatal crash. On 4 November 2025, UPS Flight 2976 crashed into nearby businesses moments after takeoff in Louisville, Kentucky. All three pilots on board and 12 people on the ground were killed, with a further 23 people sustaining injuries. In new footage released by the National Transportation Safety Board, the engine and pylon can be seen completely separating from the …
·London, United Kingdom
Read Full ArticleCoverage Details
Total News Sources14
Leaning Left4Leaning Right0Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution56% Center
Bias Distribution
- 56% of the sources are Center
56% Center
L 44%
C 56%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
