JT8D Hub Failure Sparks Intense Inquiry

Investigators are seeking the cause of a 1-in.-deep crack inside the titanium hub of a JT8D-219 engine, which failed catastrophically July 7 on a Delta Air Lines MD-88 on takeoff roll at Pensacola Regional Airport (Fla). The 125-lb.-hub fractured as the Pratt&Whitney engine approached maximum...

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