TL;DR – Another Plane crash in the USA
- The FAA has issued an emergency order banning McDonnell Douglas MD-11 flights following a UPS cargo plane crash that resulted in 14 fatalities, including three pilots.
- The directive was prompted by a recommendation from Boeing after an engine detachment incident, with the cause currently under investigation.
- UPS and FedEx had already grounded their fleets of MD-11 aircraft as a precaution while inspections are conducted.
US aviation authority orders emergency ban on MD-11 flights after deadly Kentucky crash
US officials have issued an emergency order banning flights of the model of plane involved in a deadly crash in Kentucky last week, pending inspection.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued the Emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) for McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft after a UPS plane bound for Honolulu crashed on take-off in Louisville on Tuesday evening, killing 14 people. The victims included three pilots.
Delivery firms UPS and FedEx had already grounded their fleets of the planes on Friday “out of an abundance of caution and in the interest of safety”.
The FAA said the order, which came following a recommendation by its manufacturer Boeing, was prompted after “an accident where the left-hand engine and pylon detached from the airplane”.