New documents released by crash investigators related to last fall’s UPS plane crash indicate the company did not require the more detailed inspection steps that could have identified the part failure that allowed an engine to separate from the aircraft. Multiple reports say investigators reference recommendations previously made by Boeing, which had urged more thorough inspections years earlier. The documents also include a submission from UPS to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), in which the company disputes or responds to the investigators’ findings. While the reports focus on inspection requirements, they describe a central question for the NTSB review: whether UPS’s maintenance and inspection policies were sufficient to detect the condition that preceded the engine separation. The crash resulted in 15 deaths, according to the reporting. The new material is presented as part of the ongoing investigation and review process, with both investigators’ document-based claims and UPS’s response contributing to the record considered by the NTSB.
Investigators say UPS did not require detailed inspections after engine-off crash
New documents released by crash investigators related to last fall’s UPS plane crash indicate the company did not require the more detailed inspection steps that could have identified the part failure...
- A UPS aircraft crash last fall results in 15 deaths.
- Investigators release new documents indicating UPS did not require detailed inspections connected to the failed part.
- Reports say Boeing recommended more detailed inspection steps years earlier.
- The NTSB investigation includes UPS’s own submission responding to the investigators’ assertions.
- The documents relate to the sequence leading to an engine separating from the aircraft before the crash.
UPS never required the detailed inspections needed to spot the problem that led to an engine to fly off one of its planes before it crashed even after Boeing recommended it years earlier, according to new documents posted Wednesday by crash investigators. But UPS said in its own submission to the National Transportation Safety Board […]
3 hours agoUPS never required the detailed inspections needed to spot the problem that allowed an engine to fly off one of its planes before it crashed and killed 15 people last fall even after Boeing recommended it years earlier
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