{"id":2539173,"date":"2026-01-16T10:21:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ntsb-boeing-was-well-aware-of-flaws-linked-to-ups-cargo-plane-before-deadly-kentucky-crash\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T10:26:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:26:03","slug":"ntsb-boeing-was-well-aware-of-flaws-linked-to-ups-cargo-plane-before-deadly-kentucky-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ntsb-boeing-was-well-aware-of-flaws-linked-to-ups-cargo-plane-before-deadly-kentucky-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"NTSB: Boeing Was Well Aware of Flaws Linked to UPS Cargo Plane Before Deadly Kentucky Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fntsb-boeing-was-well-aware-of-flaws-linked-to-ups-cargo-plane-before-deadly-kentucky-crash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2539173&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An NTSB update on the Nov. 4, 2025 UPS MD-11 cargo crash near Louisville, Kentucky, says parts of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-investigators-release-more-information-about-shocking-ups-plane-crash\/\" title=\"Federal Investigators Release More Information About Shocking UPS Plane ...\">left engine pylon<\/a> and mounting assembly fractured and separated shortly after takeoff, igniting a fire. Recovered components showed fatigue cracking and overstress failure; Boeing had issued a 2011 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usps-workers-destroyed-elise-stefaniks-campaign-mail-stole-20000-worth-of-donations-lawyers-allege\/\" title=\"USPS Workers Destroyed Elise Stefanik\u2019s Campaign Mail, Stole ,000 Worth Of Donations, Lawyers Allege\">service letter<\/a> warning about prior spherical bearing failures (P\/N S00399-1) and noting the part could break into two pieces, though Boeing at the time judged it not a safety-of-flight condition. The service letter called for inspections of the spherical bearing at roughly 60-month intervals, while UPS&#8217;s policy inspected the part every 72 months; the failed part&#8217;s last visual inspection was Oct. 28, 2021, and bearings were lubricated Oct. 18, 2025. After the crash, Boeing recommended grounding MD-11s, UPS stopped flying them, and the FAA imposed a temporary ban; boeing says it is cooperating with the investigation. the MD-11, built by McDonnell Douglas before its merger with Boeing, was produced in the 1990s (about 200 built).  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>About 14 years before an MD-11 aircraft flown by UPS crashed in Louisville, Kentucky, killing 15 people, Boeing warned about potential problems with the parts holding an engine in place, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntsb.gov\/investigations\/Documents\/DCA26MA024%20Investigative%20Update.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NTSB report<\/a> noted that parts recovered from the assembly that held the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-2024-defeats-democrats-turn-on-each-other-in-battle-for-soul-of-the-party\/\" title=\"After 2024 defeats, Democrats turn on each other in battle for soul of the ...y\">left wing&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s engine &mdash; which fell off the plane &mdash; were fractured.<\/p>\n<p>No official cause had been determined for the crash, which came shortly after takeoff from Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, on Nov. 4, killing all three people on the plane and 11 people on the ground as it exploded in a giant fireball.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CrashVision: NEW The latest NTSB investigative update on the tragic UPS Flight 2976 MD-11F cargo crash in Louisville, Kentucky, points to a critical failure in the engine mounting system!<br \/> &#128225; What We Know: On November 4, 2025, the Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) MD-11F (N259UP)&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W8V3omJkjA\">pic.twitter.com\/W8V3omJkjA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Cremeans (@JohnCremeansX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCremeansX\/status\/2011591242233082228?\">January 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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the report said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Boeing Service Letter MD-11-SL-54-104-A, dated February 7, 2011, informed operators of four previously reported bearing race failures (on three different airplanes) involving P\/N S00399-1spherical bearing assemblies,&rdquo; the report added.<\/p>\n<p>The report noted that the Service Letter warned that the part which failed could break into two pieces.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;According to the Service Letter, a review of the spherical bearing failure by Boeing determined it would not result in a safety of flight condition,&rdquo; the new report said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Service Letter stated that, for Boeing MD-11 airplanes, inspection of the spherical bearing assembly would be included in the general visual inspection (GVI) and detailed visual inspection of the pylon aft mount, normally at a repetitive 60-month interval.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Video from my dads dash cam. Praying for everyone involved. Louisville, KY <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GTb3BQMmoo\">pic.twitter.com\/GTb3BQMmoo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Anela Had&#382;i&#263; (@NelaHadzic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NelaHadzic\/status\/1986436674750951738?\">November 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a statement, a Boeing representative said that the company supports the investigation, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/14\/us\/louisville-crash-report.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After the crash, Boeing called for all MD-11 aircraft to be grounded, UPS said it would stop flying the planes, and the Federal Aviation Administration put a temporary ban on using them.<\/p>\n<p>A preliminary NTSB report in November said parts of the assembly fractured and showed signs of &ldquo;fatigue cracking&rdquo; and &ldquo;overstress failure.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The initial NTSB report said it was the UPS policy to inspect the part visually every 72 months, which was 12 months longer than the Service Letter suggested.<\/p>\n<p>The initial report said the last visual inspection of the failed part was on Oct. 28, 2021, and the bearings in the assembly that failed were lubricated on Oct. 18, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The initial report also said that lugs holding the failed part in place were not due for inspection for several thousand landings and takeoffs.<\/p>\n<p>The MD-11 was built by McDonnell-Douglas before the company merged with Boeing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flugzeuginfo.net\/acdata_php\/acdata_md11_en.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to FleugzeugInfo.net. 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