The nature of the recommendations made by Boeing and the FAA in 2011 may have allowed UPS Flight 2976 to crash over 14 years ...
The NTSB said Boeing previously warned plane owners in 2011 about a flawed part and that it contributed to the engine flying ...
Boeing (BA) had flagged past failures of a structural component later found cracked on the cargo jet involved in November’s ...
The most consequential mechanical failures in transport aviation are often the ones which start as hairline cracks hidden ...
Engine mounts are among the components that nobody talks about until they break. Just like their name explains, engine mounts have the role of keeping the power plant in place inside the engine bay.
If your car has over 100,000 miles on it and you’ve never touched the engine or transmission mounts, you should seriously consider changing them. These unique pieces of hardware live hard lives and ...
Engine mounts, also known as motor mounts, are designed to secure your vehicle’s engine and transmission to the subframe. They are also intended to absorb vibration and shock to ensure that the driver ...
Motor mounts hold your 4x4's engine in place in the chassis. In fact, we're not really sure why they are called motor mounts because a motor is an electric motor, and a gas- or diesel-driven engine is ...
Oftentimes, it’s easiest to address problems with the path of least resistance. But what about when that problem is a firewall that prohibits the use of an HEI distributor cap in your ...
One of the tricks of mounting engines is having the right mount bolted to it. I have always shied away from ones that had a stud sticking down or the old biscuit, front mount-style that the ...