LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - FAA records show maintenance workers repaired a crack on the crashed UPS plane’s left engine pylon in 2019. The NTSB said Friday the bulk of that pylon was still attached to the engine when it detached from the plane during its takeoff roll leading up to the Nov. 4, 2025 deadly crash .

The engine and pylon detachment is similar to the American Airlines Flight 191 crash at O’Hare International Airport in 1979. The DC-10’s left engine detached during takeoff, causing the plane to crash, killing 273. The DC-10 is the MD-11’s predecessor. The NTSB faulted improper maintenance as part of its investigation into the crash.

The safety board is also dispatching a team to UPS’s contract maintenance facility operated by ST Engineering in San Antonio to collect maintenan

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