Though early in the process, investigators probing the 4 November crash of a UPS Boeing MD-11 freighter are zeroing in on the possibility that an engine mount failed moments before the crash. That is ...

Fatigue fractures in the rear mounting bracket for the left engine pylon led to the crash of UPS flight 2976 departing Muhammed Ali International Airport in Louisville on November 4. That's the ...

Once one or more of the mounts fail, the engine is allowed more freedom to move about, placing undue stress on the transmission case at its mounting point. The best case is the transmission mount also ...