NTSB blames Turkish contractor for 1995 ValuJet engine accident

The probable cause of an engine explosion on a ValuJet DC-9 last year was the failure of engine repair contractor Turk Hava Yollari to detect a crack in a high-pressure compressor disk, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded yesterday. In the June 8, 1995, incident, shrapnel from the...

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