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One of the modified Pratt and Whitney (PW) engines on GoAir’s Hyderabad-Ahmedabad flight on September 19 developed a technical snag mid-air and was shut down, an aviation trade supply mentioned on Tuesday.
The A320neo plane, with modified PW engines on each the wings, landed safely at its vacation spot, he added.
The unmodified PW engine-powered A320 neo planes within the IndiGo and GoAir fleets have been going through glitches each mid-air and on-ground since their induction in 2016.
Aviation regulator DGCA had requested the 2 personal carriers on September 15 to fly solely these plane which have modified PW engines.
“One of the modified engines on GoAir Hyderbad-Ahmedabad G8710 on September 19 shut down mid-air after developing a technical snag. The flight landed safely in Ahmedabad. It is not clear what was the reason for this snag,” the supply mentioned.
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had mentioned on September 15 that GoAir had 46 A320neo plane and the modified PW engines had been put in on 30 of these.
(*19*) within the yr, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had requested each IndiGo and GoAir to exchange the unmodified PW engines by May 30.
It had mentioned the unmodified PW engines contained an “unsafe condition, which is prone to undesirable outcomes” and subsequently, must be allotted with.
In June, the DGCA prolonged the deadline because of the coronavirus pandemic and requested the airways to exchange all unmodified PW engines on their planes by August-end.
When contacted, a GoAir spokesperson informed PTI, “We would not be able to comment, pending investigation.”
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