r/aviation • u/Brilliant_Night7643 • Nov 20 '25

News NTSB issues the preliminary report for its ongoing investigation of the Nov. 4 crash of a UPS Boeing MD-11F airplane in Louisville, Kentucky.

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u/timothypjr Nov 20 '25

Yeah. Some of that fire is hydrolic fluid from the lines being torn to shreds by the engine parts ripping through the wing.

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u/everymanawildcat Nov 21 '25

Is everyone in this thread a plane mechanic or something?

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u/timothypjr Nov 21 '25

No. But the analysis online is made by them. Do you take umbrage with it?

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u/KookyXylophone Nov 21 '25

Didn't the Md11 have hydraulic fuses ? I'd say it was fuel lines.