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Sean Broderick
May 19, 2026
Credit: NTSB
Boeing‘s failure to recognize the significance of cracks in a key engine attachment point discovered on an in-service aircraft in 2002 hindered the FAA’s safety evaluation process and may have set the stage for November’s fatal UPS MD-11 accident, details shared in an NTSB hearing reveal…
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