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I took this photo during the FAA-grounding (by revoking the aircraft type certificate) of all DC-10's from June 6 through July 13, 1979 after an American Airlines DC-10 crash at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on May 25, 1979. American was fined $500,000 for improper maintenance procedures by using a forklift to remove the engine and the pylon instead of removing the engine first and then the pylon. They cracked the pylon when using the crude cost-saving way of reattaching the engine and pylon to the wing. Please click on "original" below to see this image at the largest size.
Unless noted, all photos are copyrighted Sunbird Photos by Don Boyd (AviationStockPhotos.com and AviationPhotoPrints.com)
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