Federal aviation administration added more Boeing models to the Emergency directive on Friday via AD 2025-23-53, following the deadly crash at the UPS global aviation hub in Kentucky.
The Emergency Airworthiness Directive AD 2025-23-51, previously issued on November 8 for McDonnell Douglas MD-11 models, now include the older McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft.
FAA on superseding the Emergency Airworthiness Directive:
"Since the FAA issued emergency AD 2025-23-51, it has been determined that additional airplane models are subject to the same unsafe condition. The engine-pylon structure of the Model MD-11 and MD-11F airplanes is similar in design to that of the Model MD-10-10F, MD-10-30F, DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-15, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F (KC-10A and KDC-10), DC-10-40, and DC-10-40F airplanes."
"The FAA, therefore, is superseding emergency AD 2025-23-51 to add these additional airplane models to the applicability of this emergency AD."
The November 4 crash while taking-off, killed 14 people including the three pilots on the MD-11, that was flying to Honolulu.
Preliminary information suggests the UPS cargo aircraft MD-11F to Honolulu (HNL) suffered the Engine #1 (LH engine) separation during take-off and crashed near Louisville Airport, while damaging multiple warehouses that includes a UPS logistics hub.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 powered by three GE CF6-80C2D1F engines (Regd. N259UP) reached an altitude of ~200 ft before rolling left after the engine separation leading to a visible wing stall and crashing into warehouses.
