PG&E declined to answer questions about the report’s findings, saying “NTSB rules restrict communications about the investigation while it is pending.” But the utility said in a statement.
NTSB investigators previously found cracks in some of the parts that held the engine to the wing, the Associated Press reported ... “I hope the NTSB investigation delves more into that area of focus and recommends improvements for such an aging fleet.”.
Stephen Cohen / Getty Images... After the crash, Boeing urged all MD-11s be grounded during the NTSB probe, a step followed by UPS and temporarily enforced by the FAA. Boeing told the Daily Beast. “We continue to support the investigation led by the NTSB.
The New York Times. The N.T.S.B. has said that cracks in the assembly holding the left-side engine in place may have contributed to the November crash, though it has not officially cited a cause ... investigators wrote ... Read more of this story at Slashdot. .
The part that broke in the crash, according to an updated NTSB report released Jan ... 14, the NTSB wrote Boeing knew about a flagged part on the plane linked to the crash ... NTSB officials said they are ...
Boeing warned plane owners in 2011 about a broken part that contributed to last year's UPS cargo plane crash that killed 15 people, but at that time the plane manufacturer didn't believe it threatened safety, the NTSB said ... .