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Boeing long knew of flaw in deadly UPS crash

Plane part that broke in deadly UPS crash had failed on other planes before

Boeing documented four prior failures of an engine mount part in 2011 but deemed it safe, only to have the same component fail on a UPS cargo plane in November, killing 15.

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Boeing warned of flaw years before deadly UPS plane crash

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Boeing knew of flaw in part linked to UPS plane crash, US safety board report says

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Boeing warned 15 years ago about part problem at center of UPS crash

More than a decade before a deadly crash last year, Boeing warned MD-11 operators that a part securing the cargo plane’s engines to their wings had failed four times, while insisting it did not pose a...

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Boeing knew of flaw in part linked to UPS plane crash, report says

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Cracked part in fatal UPS crash flagged in 2011 by Boeing

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NTSB investigators pinpoint failed part in UPS plane crash

A Wednesday report from the NTSB notes Boeing warned operators in 2011 of four prior failures of the part, a spherical bearing race — which helps secure the cargo plane’s engine to the wing — on three...

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UPS plane crash: Boeing identified faulty part in 2011, didn’t flag safety risk

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NTSB: Part securing engine to wing failed 4 times before UPS plane crash

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Plane in deadly UPS crash had cracks in engine mount, NTSB says

Federal investigators released a preliminary report on the deadly crash of a UPS cargo plane in Louisville, Kentucky, that killed 14 people earlier in November, revealing that hardware meant to hold one of the plane's engines in place showed signs of ...

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Investigators say UPS plane that crashed in Kentucky, killing 14, had cracks in engine mount

Federal investigators released dramatic photos Thursday of an engine flying off a doomed UPS cargo plane that crashed two weeks ago in Kentucky, killing 14 people, and said there was evidence of cracks in the left wing's engine mount. A series of six ...

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