Re:NTSB Preliminary Report – UPS Boeing MD-11F Crash [pdf]
by phire on Friday November 21, 2025 @04:07AM
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"7k cycles at four flights/day"
It wasn't doing four flights per day. As a long-distance cargo aircraft it was doing two flights per day, and I doubt it was flying every single day of the week.
So we are talking about at least 10 years before that inspection was due.
It wasn't doing four flights per day. As a long-distance cargo aircraft it was doing two flights per day, and I doubt it was flying every single day of the week.
So we are talking about at least 10 years before that inspection was due.