The Captain was from Independence Ky. 

 

 

From WCPO 9 in Cincinnati:

Capt. Richard Wartenberg, one of three UPS pilots identified in a fatal plane crash near the Louisville airport, lived in Erlanger at the time of the crash, officials have confirmed to us. 

Wartenberg served as a pilot in the Air Force Reserve, spending time at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

This is significant.

 

48 minutes ago, TheDeuce said:

This is significant.

Agree, that is a major action by UPS. 

From https://www.flightradar24.com/

FedEx now confirms it is also grounding its MD-11 fleet, following UPS’ actions.

FedEx maintains a fleet of 29 MD-11s. 

Also from flightradar24:

Boeing recommends MD-11s suspend operations “while additional engineering analysis is performed,” as the investigation into the crash of UPS flight 2976 continues. The recommendation affects 54 active MD-11s across 3 airlines. 

5 minutes ago, Tigerpride94 said:

Wow… Those pictures indicate things were normal until they began to rotate and then the engine detached. 

14 minutes ago, TheDeuce said:

Wow… Those pictures indicate things were normal until they began to rotate and then the engine detached. 

Yeah, look at the position of the left engine between pictures 1 and 2 right before the fire.

Breakdown of the NTSB report.

 

A detailed inspection of the main component that failed was done four years ago, and was only due every six years by UPS. That seems entirely too long for ANY component on an airplane. 

From WDRB and the FAA:

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The federal investigation into last year's fatal UPS plane crash in Louisville showed one of the key defects found on the plane's failed engine was a known issue among Boeing's service team, albeit one Boeing didn't believe would lead to a "safety of flight condition."

In an update to its ongoing investigation into the crash of UPS Flight 2976, the National Transportation Safety Board said its team found fatigue cracking and overstress failure across much of the bearing race inside the area that attached the plane's left engine to its wing.

https://www.wdrb.com/news/boeing-knew-of-defect-tied-to-fatal-ups-plane-crash-in-louisville-ntsb-finds/article_836ebbe3-9bb1-4bd2-914d-1a77198b8fbd.html

This has been a known issue since at least 2011.  There are some pictures at the above link.