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Crashed UPS MD-11 Was Part of Aging Fleet with Costly Legacy
The UPS jet involved in the deadly Kentucky crash was part of a fleet of aging McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft long known for their high operating costs and complex handling. Once a staple of long-haul passenger travel, the MD-11 has not flown passengers since 2014 but remains in service as a cargo workhorse for carriers such as UPS, FedEx, and Western Global Airlines. (airguide.info) More...
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Everyone needs to park them Permanently or setup very aggressive maintenance schedules to find the faults before they are faults... In maintenance, we call that NDT (Non-Destructive Testing). They need to review what failed to a closer detail and develop and inspection to find and fix any faults found. Boeing and the FAA should be offering advise on how they should proceed... But before that, Engineers need to figure out the Why as you need that to figure out the fix. This will not be a quick fix for this Aircraft. These NDT Inspections take a lot of time and when Cracks are found, it takes even longer to repair! This is a long way from being a closed issue!
