FAA expands emergency AD to ground MD-10 and DC-10 fleets after Louisville MD-11 crash

The FAA has issued an emergency airworthiness directive grounding all MD-11, MD-10 and DC-10 aircraft worldwide after a UPS MD-11F crashed in Louisville following reported engine and pylon separation. The AD, first issued for MD-11s on Nov. 8, was expanded to include MD-10/DC-10 on Nov. 15.

Discovered 2025-11-14T20:56:26.099447-08:00 | 2025-11-14T20:56:26.099447-08:00

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  • The FAA issued an Emergency AD that grounded MD-11s on Nov. 8 and expanded the order to include MD-10 and DC-10 types on Nov. 15, mandating immediate inspections and removal from service under the directive (see the FAA emergency AD timeline: https://hype.aero/?story=066d2505-894c-4b37-8322-ff89ffc1aafb).
  • The expansion follows a Louisville UPS MD-11F crash involving reported engine/pylon separation; the incident prompted operators, including UPS, to ground MD-11 fleets and triggered the regulator response (see UPS fleet grounding after the crash: https://hype.aero/?story=041df0f3-59ae-43c5-868d-6a3fcdc13134).
  • The AD immediately removes these freighter types from service pending inspections, creating urgent maintenance, operational and capacity impacts for cargo operators and MRO providers while regulators and OEMs assess root causes and corrective actions.

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2025-11-14T20:56:26.099447-08:00
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2025-11-19T12:50:43.913924-08:00
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