AvTalk Episode 347: Fatigue cracks, thrust levers, and sand ballast

What this episode covers

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Ian is joined by aviation journalist Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren to discuss a trio of recently released preliminary accident reports. * UPS flight 2976 — MD-11F crash on take off in Louisville * Emergency Airworthiness Directive regarding MD-11s * Emergency Airworthiness Directive regarding DC-10s * United Airlines flight 1093 — impact with object at 36,000 feet * airACT 747-400F runway excursion in Hong Kong Plus, Jason reports in from Seoul, South Korea where he’s joined by Seth Miller. They chat about their very different methods of getting from the US to Seoul this week and Seth’s quest to achieve the JetBlue 25for25 prize. Wishing all our listeners in the US a very happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for listening! Thank you so much for listening to AvTalk! Like the podcast? Have suggestions for future shows? Let us know by leaving a review or comment on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Reviews on iTunes not only help us make a better show, they help more people find the podcast! Want to send us additional feedback, just email us . And tell that friend who asked you for a podcast recommendation that AvTalk is the one they want to listen to next. Please check back soon for a transcript of this episode.

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