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NTSB urges increase in inspections of JT8D fan-hubs
Two passengers were killed and four injured when the left-engine hub disintegrated, sending debris into the cabin during take-off from Pensacola, Florida, on 6 July. The NTSB has recommended that the US Federal Aviation Administration require inspection of tie-rod holes in fan hubs which have accumulated more than 10,000 cycles. ...
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