JT8D fuel pump failures prompt NTSB recommendations

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, citing numerous reports of control shaft failures in the Pratt&Whitney JT8D-1 through -15 engine, yesterday recommended that fuel pumps on all the engines be modified. The engines power Boeing 727, 737-100/200, DC-9 and MD-80 aircraft. Argo-Tech of...

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