NTSB Cites String of Flaws

Pratt&Whitney, Volvo and Delta Air Lines failed for years to detect flaws in a JT8D-200 engine's titanium alloy fan hub before those flaws caused the hub to shatter and kill two passengers on a Delta MD-88 last July, NTSB investigators have found. At a public hearing near Delta's headquarters here...

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