New Delhi: The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked GoAir to replace Pratt & Whitney (PW) engines which have been used for over 3,000 hours from its 13 A320neo aircraft within the next 15 days or face grounding of airplanes. The order comes a day after the DGCA had asked IndiGo to replace its 16 A320 NEO aircraft’s PW engines, used for more than 3,000 hours.
“We had day-long checks and deliberations and based on that we have decided that all aircraft which have unmodified LPT (low-pressure turbine) engines, and have done more than 2,900 hours in each case, have to be fitted with one modified LPT engine in next 15 days failing which all these aircraft shall be grounded. This has been done after studying the pattern and evaluating the risk,” a DGCA official had said on Monday.
