Problems with spares, turbine push P&W's F100-220 out of TLM

Inadequate spares provisioning and an unexpected turbine problem forced the Air Force to drop Pratt&Whitney's F100-PW-220 fighter turbofan from the two-level maintenance pilot program, at least for now. "The -220 has temporarily become unsupportable [in] the two-level" maintenance system, Lt. Gen...

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