Delta suffers fourth 727 engine failure in a year
Delta Air Lines on Monday suffered its fourth Pratt&Whitney engine failure in a year on Boeing 727s when a JT8D-15A came apart shortly after one of the planes departed New Orleans. The first turbine stage of the No. 2 engine failed during climbout, but a return to New Orleans was made without...
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