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Investigators say the same part, which helps secure the plane's engine to the wing, failed again on the MD-11 cargo plane that crashed in November.
The planes were built by McDonnell Douglas, which was later bought by Boeing.
The NTSB has not yet said what caused the plane's engine to fly off as it rolled down the runway in Louisville, but it appears that investigators are focused on the failure of key parts of the engine mount.
Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.
Alaska Airlines is buying 110 jets from Boeing, the biggest single order in the airline's history, as it looks to add more international routes.
The order is also a big deal for Boeing, as CEO Kelly Ortberg explained at an event in Seattle.
The deal comes two years after a doorplug panel blew out of an Alaska Airlines flight in midair.
That triggered a crisis of safety and quality at Boeing, leading to a shakeup in leadership and a host of other changes at its factories and suppliers.
Southern California has seen record-setting rainfall totals, with more than three inches of rain in Santa Barbara and parts of Los Angeles County.
Bursts of intense rain caused scattered mudslides, flooded freeways, and prompted evacuation orders in parts of L.A.
Further north, the storm knocked out power to more than 120,000 customers in central and northern California, according to PowerOutage.us, while high winds delayed inbound flights to San Francisco International Airport by an average of two hours, according to the FAA.
The storm also dumped several feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Southern California has seen record-setting rainfall totals, with more than three inches of rain in Santa Barbara and parts of Los Angeles County.
Bursts of intense rain caused scattered mudslides, flooded freeways, and prompted evacuation orders in parts of L.A.
Further north, the storm knocked out power to more than 120,000 customers in central and northern California, according to PowerOutage.us, while high winds delayed inbound flights to San Francisco International Airport by an average of two hours, according to the FAA.
The storm also dumped several feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains, and forecasters say more could be on the way.