Investigators discovered an impurity and fatigue crack in the disk, and traced this back to the Titanium Metals Corporation of America (TIMET) foundry where the titanium ingot was made that wound up in the failed engine.
Investigators discovered an impurity and fatigue crack in the disk, and traced this back to the Titanium Metals Corporation of America (TIMET) foundry. TIMET made the titanium ingot from which the fan disk was made that wound up in the failed engine.