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Wife of UPS pilot files lawsuit against GE, Boeing over plane crash
Donna Diamond alleges design, manufacturing, and maintenance failures caused the MD-11F engine separation and crash that killed 15, including her husband, UPS pilot Dana Diamond.
- Following the Feb. 25 complaint, Donna Diamond, widow of Dana Justin Diamond, filed against Boeing Co., General Electric Co. and VT San Antonio Aerospace in Jefferson Circuit Court.
- Maintenance records show a cracked center wing fuel tank and corrosion during San Antonio, Texas, work from Sept. 3 to Oct. 18, while a Boeing Service Letter from Feb. 7, 2011, noted four prior bearing race failures.
- The NTSB's preliminary report found fatigue cracks and overstress failure across the bearing race that attached the left engine, which then separated and caught fire during takeoff.
- Donna Diamond is seeking punitive damages and a jury trial; court summons were issued Feb. 25 for the wrongful death lawsuit involving 15 people who died and 23 injured.
- Amid ongoing probes and suits, multiple pending lawsuits involve the National Transportation Safety Board helping retrieve records from the over six weeks the MD-11F spent on the ground, while UPS retired its fleet and the FAA issued a directive to ground planes for inspection.
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Family of pilot killed in UPS plane crash in Louisville sues for wrongful death, negligence
The family of Capt. Dana Diamond, who was the international relief officer on the plane, filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Jefferson Circuit Court against Boeing, General Electric and VT San Antonio Aerospace, Inc. — the company that did maintenance on…
·Louisville, United States
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