(TNND) — An update on last fall’s deadly UPS jet crash has raised questions over past warnings and renewed focus on Boeing’s rocky record of safety in recent years.
The Nov. 4 cargo plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky, resulted in 15 deaths and close to two dozen injuries.
The UPS jet’s left engine and pylon separated from the wing shortly after airplane rotation during takeoff, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
A fire ignited on the left engine, and the plane barely got off the ground before crashing into several buildings at the airport.
NTSB investigators previously found cracks in some of the parts that held the engine to the wing, the Associated Press reported.
An update Wednesday from the NTSB said that Boeing, the manufacturer of the MD-11 aircraft operated…
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