Airbus Industrie and Pratt&Whitney were attempting to determine the cause of cracks in barrel nuts used on engine/pylon mount bolts for A330 transports
Airbus Industrie and Pratt&Whitney last week were attempting to determine the cause of cracks in barrel nuts used on engine/pylon mount bolts for A330 transports powered by PW4000-series engines. Pratt officials said there are ``no obvious manufacturing defects'' and that the nuts were made from...
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