Delta engine's fan hub had inch-deep crack
National Transportation Safety Board officials found an inch-deep crack in the fan hub of the Delta Airlines MD-88 engine that came apart Saturday as the aircraft was taking off from Pensacola, Fla. Two aboard the aircraft were killed and others were injured when the Pratt&Whitney JT8D- 219 blew up...
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