Tag: aircraft maintenance
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Dubai Tejas Jet Crash at Air Show: What Happened and What We Know
Dubai Tejas Jet Crash at the Air Show: A Rapidly Evolving Situation Attention quickly shifted from awe at the Dubai Air Show to concern as reports spread about a Tejas fighter jet crashing during the display. The incident, which involved a fighter aircraft of the Indian Aeronautical Development Establishment, drew global attention as spectators and…
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Fatigue Cracks Found in US Cargo Plane Crash Reveals Stress Failures
Preliminary Findings Speak to Fatigue and Structural Stress In the latest update from investigators, fatigue cracks and evidence of stress failures were identified in critical components of the cargo aircraft that crashed shortly after takeoff in Kentucky. The tragedy, which claimed 14 lives, has prompted renewed attention to the maintenance and inspection regimes governing commercial…
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New Photos Show Engine Detaching From UPS Plane Before Louisville Crash
New NTSB Images Reveal Engine Detachment Before Louisville Crash Investigators released frame-by-frame photographs capturing the moment an engine separated from a UPS cargo plane shortly before it crashed in Louisville, Kentucky, earlier this month, an incident that left 14 people dead. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says the six images provide critical visual context…