NEW DELHI: Alarm bells over Pratt & Whitney’s unending woes for its engines powering the Airbus A320neo family planes are now ringing globally. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has taken up the issue of three Pratt & Whitney engines’ inflight shutdowns on as many IndiGo flights “in quick succession” between August 29 and September 3, 2023, with the engine-maker.
The Indian regulator has directed “urgent intervention of the highest level for suitable mitigation” by PW by identifying probable cause of these snags. And also asked it to see if the engine deterioration could be detected at an early stage through some tests, instead of the same being realised when engine go bust in flight.
