Control Shaft Failures In JT8D Fuel Pumps Prompt NTSB Recommendations

National Transportation Safety Board, citing numerous reports of control shaft failures, recommended yesterday that fuel pumps on all Pratt&Whitney JT8D engines be modified in accordance with service bulletins issued by Argo-Tech, the manufacturer of the shafts. The SBs are intended to reduce...

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