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FAA Expands Engine Pylon Airworthiness Directive To DC-10

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has widened its emergency response to a serious engine pylon issue that was first uncovered on the MD-11 freighter fleet. Days after grounding the McDonnell ...
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Can An Aircraft Survive A Complete Engine Separation During Take-Off?

The tragic crash yesterday of UPS Airlines Flight 2976 has left nine people dead with at least another 11 seriously injured. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 lost its No. 1 engine (left side) during ...
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AFA 2020: Boeing will not inspect the pylon for B-52H re-engining

Boeing, the lead integrator on the Boeing B-52H Stratofortress heavy bomber re-engining programme, will not physically inspect the pylons on each aircraft, leaving that duty to the US Air Force (USAF) ...
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FAA grounds additional planes in aftermath of UPS cargo jet crash

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive to ground more models of planes in the aftermath of the deadly crash of UPS 2976. The ...