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The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe

Boeing knew of engine defect on UPS plane that crashed in Kentucky, report says

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Fire and smoke mark where a UPS cargo plane crashed near Louisville Muhammad Ali international airport on 4 November 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky. Photograph: Stephen Cohen/Getty Images

An engine part suspected of causing the crash of a UPS cargo plane and loss of 15 lives in Louisville in November was the subject of at least four previous failures on three separate aircraft, investigators have found.

A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released on Wednesday determined that Boeing warned plane owners about the defect, but did not believe it was a flight safety issue and did not require immediate repairs.

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