FAA Mandates Urgent Fix for MD-11 Flight Control System Following UPS Incident
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has issued a mandatory airworthiness directive for the Boeing MD-11 freighter. This action requires operators to implement a fix for the aircraft's longitudinal stability augmentation system. The directive follows a November incident where a UPS MD-11 crew experienced significant flight control problems while landing in Hong Kong. Investigators determined that a system failure could lead to an unrecoverable loss of pitch control. The order affects 118 U.S.-registered aircraft, primarily flown by cargo giants UPS and FedEx, who now have 90 days to comply.
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