KC-767 ????

John Mullen wrote:

"David Lesher" wrote in message
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"Jack G" writes:

A couple of DC-10's were lost due to problems with the thrust bearing -
one
major crash at Chicago - I don't have a reference handy for the others.

I suggest that's because they never happened!

Lots of people refused to fly on DC-10's after the Chicago crash -
prompting
the bumper sticker "If it's not Boeing, I'm not going".

The DC-10 was always more sinned against than sinning. In most of its many
well-publicised crashes, the aircraft itself was not really to blame, more
the way it was flown or maintained. The Paris crash was the only exception
to this I can think of off-hand.

I've heard that was effectively maintenance too. 747s have had problems with
the latching mechanisms on the front cargo door too ( UA811 ).

Plenty of Boeings have crashed too. Even
(very rarely) an Airbus!

John

Kinda what I've heard too.

The DC-10 had a number of high profile incidents directly after entry into
service. Rumour has it that MD fixed all the latent problems so well that it
was eventually the safest wide body of its day. Still didn't save its
reputation though. Ppl have long memories.

PB