A series of in-flight engine failures prompted regulator DGCA to order the immediate grounding of Airbus A320neo aircraft fitted with certain Pratt & Whitney engines
New Delhi: A series of in-flight engine failures prompted India’s aviation regulator on Monday to order the immediate grounding of Airbus A320neo aircraft fitted with certain Pratt & Whitney engines.
Eleven aircraft operated by Indian carriers IndiGo and GoAir are affected by the directive from India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), it said. DGCA said it had also asked the airlines not to replace the engines.
On Monday a flight operated by IndiGo, India’s biggest low-cost carrier, experienced a technical glitch with one of its engines. It was forced to return to Ahmedabad airport, the airline, which is owned by InterGlobe Aviation, said in a separate statement.
DGCA said there had been three such incidents in 2018—two involving IndiGo and one with an GoAir aircraft.
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