AvTalk Episode 347: Fatigue cracks, thrust levers, and sand ballast
AvTalk Episode 347: Fatigue cracks, thrust levers, and sand ballast  
Podcast: AvTalk - Aviation Podcast
Published On: Thu Nov 27 2025
Description: 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 […] The post AvTalk Episode 347: Fatigue cracks, thrust levers, and sand ballast appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog.