The DC-10 certainly had its share of accidents. Some of these were certainly related to engineering and some were practices that led to mechanical failures. I think what makes the DC-10 different from the MD-11 is purely the flight characteristics as a result of the modifications of the DC-10. The swept wing and small rudder being two of the biggest. The best thing they did with the MD-11 is put a ton of power on it. I guess that's probably what led to the lack of efficiency and its short lived airline passenger lifeline. Of course the twin widebodies didn't help the MD11's place in history too.

It has its quirks. But this structural issue of a wing pylon bearing failure is very concerning. The lack of any news regarding potential remedies is deafening. I hope there are more developments soon, but I would hope theres a manufacturing process developed to replace ALL parts and sections in question.

-Bubs