New Delhi: IndiGo has grounded an Airbus A320 Neo after yet another trouble with the Pratt & Whitney (PW) engine. The aircraft (VT-ITW) was preparing to take off from Lucknow for Delhi last Thursday (Jan 31) as 6E 447. On the take off point, pilots found that one of the two engines did not have any power. The plane returned to the bay and is now grounded in Lucknow, awaiting engine replacement.
It is learnt that another IndiGo A320 Neo (VT-IVD) was also grounded at Bengaluru on the same day (Jan 31) and sources say this aircraft is awaiting replacement of one of its PW engines. Flight tracking websites showed this A320 new engine option (Neo) had operated a Pune-Bengaluru flight that day after which there are no other flights shown for this registration. IndiGo did not comment on the Bengaluru grounding and whether it was due to a PW engine snag.
About the Lucknow grounding, an IndiGo spokesperson said the A320 Neo “was grounded as precautionary measure. After taxi out the pilot noticed an error in the engine parameter. As a caution, he returned the aircraft to the bay. After inspection of the aircraft engine by the IndiGo technical team, the aircraft was grounded for further maintenance and engine will be changed.”
These are the latest round of troubles faced by IndiGo A320 Neos within 10 days.
03/02/19 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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It is learnt that another IndiGo A320 Neo (VT-IVD) was also grounded at Bengaluru on the same day (Jan 31) and sources say this aircraft is awaiting replacement of one of its PW engines. Flight tracking websites showed this A320 new engine option (Neo) had operated a Pune-Bengaluru flight that day after which there are no other flights shown for this registration. IndiGo did not comment on the Bengaluru grounding and whether it was due to a PW engine snag.
About the Lucknow grounding, an IndiGo spokesperson said the A320 Neo “was grounded as precautionary measure. After taxi out the pilot noticed an error in the engine parameter. As a caution, he returned the aircraft to the bay. After inspection of the aircraft engine by the IndiGo technical team, the aircraft was grounded for further maintenance and engine will be changed.”
These are the latest round of troubles faced by IndiGo A320 Neos within 10 days.
03/02/19 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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