Boeing’s Safety Review Board (SRB) for the second of 10 prior MD-11 aft pylon bearing failures concluded in 2007 that an undetected aft pylon bearing failure could cause damage to the aft pylon lugs that keep the engine attached to the plane; however, based on information provided at today’s NTSB hearing on the UPS cargo jet crash, Boeing may not have advised the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or operators of this potentially catastrophic aft pylon lug damage nor did Boeing suggest that the FAA require mandatory corrective action. This critical information was revealed at this afternoon’s hearing (May 19, 2026), the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) hearing investigating the cause of the crash of the November 2025 UPS cargo jet.
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