New Delhi: The recent incident of smoke engulfing the cabin of Indigo Airbus A320 Neo forcing it to make an emergency landing in Kolkata was possibly the “first of its kind incident anywhere”, the Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Wednesday.
On December 10, the Pratt & Whitney (PW) engines powering the plane developed a snag with 136 passengers onboard the Delhi-Jaipur flight, 70 kilometres from the destination.
The pilots made an emergency landing in Kolkata and passengers were safely evacuated.
Oil leak in the engine was suspected to have led to smoke filling up the cabin.
“We have been informed that PW engines of A320 Neo that have done less than 800 hours of operation are getting an upgrade where the combustion chamber’s temperature will be reduced by 40 degree Celsius.
“This may have been the first of its kind case globally involving a (PW-powered) Neo,” said BS Bhullar, DG of the DGCA, said on Wednesday.
The PW engines have faced constant technical snags over the past two years.
Indigo and Go Air have 90 A320 Neo aircrafts in use powered by the PW engines.
19/12/18 Tribune
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On December 10, the Pratt & Whitney (PW) engines powering the plane developed a snag with 136 passengers onboard the Delhi-Jaipur flight, 70 kilometres from the destination.
The pilots made an emergency landing in Kolkata and passengers were safely evacuated.
Oil leak in the engine was suspected to have led to smoke filling up the cabin.
“We have been informed that PW engines of A320 Neo that have done less than 800 hours of operation are getting an upgrade where the combustion chamber’s temperature will be reduced by 40 degree Celsius.
“This may have been the first of its kind case globally involving a (PW-powered) Neo,” said BS Bhullar, DG of the DGCA, said on Wednesday.
The PW engines have faced constant technical snags over the past two years.
Indigo and Go Air have 90 A320 Neo aircrafts in use powered by the PW engines.
19/12/18 Tribune
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