NTSB: Repeated engine mount failures preceded deadly UPS MD-11 crash

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has revealed that a critical engine-mount component that failed in the November 2025 UPS cargo plane crash had failed four times previously on other aircraft, but was not classified as a flight safety risk at the time. The 34-year-old MD-11, operated by UPS, crashed shortly after takeoff from […]