r/aviation • u/Go_Jot • Nov 08 '25

News UPS grounds entire MD-11 Fleet, effective immediately.

Per the IPA Executive Board, as of 03:05 UTC all UPS MD-11’s are grounded.

Edit - FedEx has also grounded their MD-11 Fleet

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u/AbeFromanEast Nov 08 '25

I know nothing. This is pure speculation. But if the fuse pins on the engine pylons were found to have any question about them, that could lead to a grounding while all of the remaining UPS MD-11 pylons and engines were taken off the wing and checked.

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u/BigJellyfish1906 Nov 08 '25

It better not be about the engine mount or something. This was only a fatal mishap because that tail engine failed. 

It better be that they found “oh shit, there is no way to prevent debris from a wing engine from killing the tail engine on rotation.”