In a protracted episode of Indian airlines facing engineering malfunctions on their aircraft, Wadia Group-owned GoFirst saw incidents on two of its flights Tuesday on Airbus A320neo aircraft, equipped with Pratt & Whitney engines.
These aircraft have been grounded by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), and will only fly after cleared by the regulator. This is in variance from the established practice of an airline’s maintenance unit clearing the airplane to fly after a fault is discovered.
In the first incident, which happened early Tuesday, a Leh-bound flight from Mumbai diverted to Delhi after a fault was found in the right side power plant’s engine interface unit.
