FAA Orders Immediate Inspections Of MD-11 Engine Pylons

UPS MD-11

UPS MD-11.

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The FAA has ordered immediate inspections of all McDonnell-Douglas MD-11s before further flight, mandating a voluntary grounding already in place based on Boeing recommendations while more is learned about the Nov. 4 UPS MD-11 fatal accident. The emergency airworthiness directive (AD), issued late...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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