Could a single mechanical failure unravel an entire aircraft in seconds? That is the question investigators are confronting as they piece together the catastrophic chain of events that brought down a ...
Jet engines operate at temperatures that exceed the melting point of the metal they’re made from. Under normal conditions, this should cause catastrophic failure. Instead, a combination of clever ...
Though early in the process, investigators probing the 4 November crash of a UPS Boeing MD-11 freighter are zeroing in on the possibility that an engine mount failed moments before the crash. That is ...