The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft on concerns the engines and its structural wing components could fail as investigations continue into the deadly United Parcel Service Inc.

The ashes have settled over the charred Louisville neighborhood where nine people remain missing and families cling to hope as investigators comb through the wreckage of Tuesday’s fatal UPS cargo plane crash.

The federal directive comes after two of three companies that operate the planes publicly announced they would ground their fleets.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday issued an order prohibiting MD-11 planes from flying for now, pending inspection, after a fiery crash this week of a UPS MD-11 cargo freighter killed at least 14 people in Louisville,

According to FAA documents, the MD-11 jet built by McDonnell-Douglas in 1991 had major maintenance completed just months before Tuesday's devastating crash.

The mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, says the number of victims of a UPS cargo plane crash stands at 14 with nobody believed to be still unaccounted for among the missing

MONTREAL (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an order prohibiting the flight of MD-11 planes, pending inspection, following a fiery crash earlier this week of a UPS MD-11 cargo freighter in Louisville, Kentucky.

A t least seven people have died after a UPS cargo plane crashed near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky on Tuesday evening. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft went down shortly after takeoff around 5:15 p.m. local time while bound for Honolulu, according to the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA).