NTSB hearing reviews key cracked part in hearing on fatal Kentucky cargo crash

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19/05/2026 13:58

WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday is reviewing reports of cracks in a key part during a two-day hearing into the fatal crash of a UPS UPS.N MD-11 cargo plane in November in Kentucky that killed 15 people.

In January, the NTSB said a cracked part on the crashed jet was flagged in a Boeing BA.N service letter more than a decade earlier. The NTSB said its investigation has found fatigue cracks in a support structure on the left pylon that connects to the wing and the plane's engine, known as the bearing race.

 (Reporting by David Shepardson)

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