LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Newly-obtained FAA records confirm the MD-11 UPS jet that crashed in Louisville Tuesday had "major maintenance" completed months earlier.

While the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) continues to investigate the cause of the crash, records show the plane had a crack in part of its top fuselage and corrosion in part of its lower fuselage.

FlightAware, a airplane tracking software owned by Collins Aerospace, shows the plane sat in San Antonio, Texas, for over six weeks from Sept. 3 to Oct. 18.

WHAS11 reported Wednesday that the plane was "grounded," however the report should have said the plane "was on the ground" or not flying during that time.

"The one that requires a permanent repair requires an FAA form 337, which is titled 'major alteration or repair,'"

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