UPS Plane That Crashed Had ‘Fatigue Cracks’ in Engine Mount (2)

The United Parcel Service Inc. freighter that crashed this month when the left engine detached just after takeoff showed fatigue cracks in several sections that secured the turbine, a preliminary report into the accident that killed 14 people revealed.

National Transportation Safety Board investigators found “evidence of fatigue cracks in addition to areas of overstress failure,” the agency said in the findingsreleased Thursday.

The McDonnell Douglas MD-11F lost its left engine during takeoff from the courier’s main hub in Louisville, Kentucky, and didn’t climb higher than 30 feet before crashing, the report said. Those killed included the crew and ...