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US NTSB finds evidence of fatigue cracks in fatal UPS cargo jet crash
Preliminary NTSB report identifies fatigue cracks and overstress failures in engine mount lugs of UPS MD-11, leading to left engine separation during takeoff and crash killing 14.
- Thursday, the National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report and overnight images showing the left engine and pylon separating as UPS Flight 2976 lifted off in Louisville, Kentucky; the plane never climbed above 30 feet.
- Flight records show the MD-11 aircraft had nearly 93,000 hours and 21,043 cycles before the crash, with inspection and lubrication on Oct. 18, 2025, but was 8,000 cycles short of the 29,200-cycle special inspection.
- NTSB investigators recovered pylon parts showing lug fractures and fatigue cracks on the pylon aft lug and forward lug; James Glass said, `The engine attaches to the pylon and the pylon attaches to the wing via those lugs.`
- The FAA issued a directive to inspect MD-11, MD-10 and DC-10 aircraft pending findings while the NTSB final report will take many months and a CVR technical group prepares a transcript.
- Investigators pointed to the May 25, 1979 Flight 191 crash for comparison, noting nine planes with similar damage after 1979 and Gov. Andy Beshear's office relief fund for those affected.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Marcus Millender hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 11 seconds left and Georgia beat Xavier 78-77 on Friday in the nightcap of the Palmetto bracket at the Charleston Classic.
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