ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – There are new details in the deadly UPS plane crash that killed an Albuquerque pilot. A report shows that the plane manufacturer, Boeing, knew about the plane’s defects since 2011. The UPS plane crashed in Kentucky in November, after taking off, and the left engine came off the wing. Three people on board, including Albuquerque pilot Lee Truitt, died in the crash, along with 12 more people on the ground.
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The National Transportation Safety Board said on Wednesday that, dating back to 2011, Boeing had documented four previous failures of a part meant to secure the engines on the wing of the MD-11, but didn’t believe it threatened safety, although the final NTSB report has yet to be released.
That type of plane stopped flying commercially years ago, but continued as cargo carriers for UPS and FedEx. All MD-11 planes have been grounded since the November crash…