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Why aircraft engine mount failures can turn takeoff into disaster

An engine does not have to quit to bring down an airplane; sometimes it only has to come loose. That distinction matters most during takeoff, when an airliner is accelerating through its most ...
Flying

UPS Crash Hearing Scrutinizes MD-11 Design Component

The NTSB hearing uncovered critical design flaws and inspection oversights concerning the MD-11's engine pylon, including the simultaneous failure of "fail-safe" lugs and the misclassification of ...
Bloomberg L.P.

FAA Says Cause of UPS Jet’s Engine, Pylon Detachment Under Probe

The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft on concerns the engines and its structural wing components could fail as investigations continue into the deadly ...
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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 ...
Flightglobal

SJ-100 pylon for PD-8 engine undergoes windtunnel testing

Russian aerospace researchers are conducting windtunnel testing of the engine pylon for the Yakovlev SJ-100 version to be powered by domestically-built engines. The new model will feature Aviadvigatel ...
Lexington Herald Leader

After deadly Louisville UPS crash, FAA grounds 2 more types of aircraft. Here’s why

FAA issues emergency directive grounding MD-10 and DC-10 aircraft pending inspections. Directive cites similar engine-pylon design to MD-11 UPS plane that crashed. NTSB investigates crash; FAA warns ...