Originally Posted by
Capvermell
Although personally I still feel this aircraft's age may have more to do with the sudden failure in question. I wonder if anyone has yet discovered the number of hours or cycles it had flown and/or any details of any previous accident damage repairs undertaken?
Yes, its already on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Air_Flight_3591
According to FAA records, the airframe had accumulated more than 90,000 hours over 23,000 flights prior to its hull loss.
Edit: Not sure if this has been discussed/eliminated as a potential issue: Wikipedia and
https://www.federalregister.gov/docu...pany-airplanes
In January 2014, the US Federal Aviation Administration issued a directive that ordered inspections of the elevators on more than 400 767s beginning in March 2014; the focus is on fasteners and other parts that can fail and cause the elevators to jam. The issue was first identified in 2000 and has been the subject of several Boeing service bulletins. The inspections and repairs are required to be completed within six years.