East Hartford aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney signed an agreement Wednesday to establish Toyko-based Metal Technology Co. as a designated service provider for JT8D engines.
The long-term agreement allows MTC to perform turbine blade and vane repairs for the JT8D, an engine first introduced in the 1960s and flies on the Boeing 727, among other airplanes.
MTC will perform the repairs out of its Narita, Japan facility.
Financial terms were not disclosed. Pratt is a subsidiary of Hartford conglomerate United Technologies Corp.
