DGCA tells IndiGo to replace PW engines of 23 A320neo planes
1 Nov 2019 11:45 PM IST
New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA directed IndiGo on Friday to replace Pratt and Whitney (PW) engines of 23 A320neo planes by November 19 or else they would be grounded.
The regulator also asked IndiGo that all 97 such aircraft in its fleet must have modified PW engines by January 31 next year "at all costs".
The DGCA directive came after the airline faced four-engine malfunctions in A320neo planes in the last one week, which "has caused serious concern and resultant disruption".
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday had asked IndiGo to replace 16 A320neo planes' PW engines, which have been used for more than 2900 hours, by November 12. Still, it found later that seven more aircraft are flying with such engines.
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