Inspection of the DC-10 fleets of the three airlines revealed that while United Airlines' hoist approach seemed to be harmless, there were several DC-10s at both American and Continental that already had fatal damage to their pylon mounts.
A inspección das frotas de DC-10 das tres aeroliñas revelou que mentres o método de United Airlines semellaba ser inofensivo, había varios aparellos tanto de American como de Continental con danos serios e potencialmente fatais nos seus soportes.