Replace A320 Neo plane PW engines that have been used for more than 3000 hours: DGCA to IndiGo

NEW DELHI: The country’s civil aviation regulator, DGCA, on Monday asked IndiGoNSE -2.73 % not to use such A320 Neo planes which are fitted with PW engines already used for over 3,000 hours, or face grounding of aircraft, officials said.

A Directorate General of Civil Aviation official said there are 16 aircraft in IndiGo’s fleet in which both the Pratt and Whitney (PW) engines have been used for more than 2,900 hours.

All such 16 aircraft have to be fitted with at least one modified LPT engine within next 15 days, said the official.