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Deadline extended for IndiGo to replace P&W engines
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SME Times News Bureau | 13 Jan, 2020
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday announced the
extension of the deadline for IndiGo to replace about 135 unmodified
Pratt and Whitney engines till May 31, 2020.
Previously, the airline had to get the engines by January 31.
In
a statement, the aviation regulator said that post its order of
November 1, 2019, the airline along with the aircraft and engine
manufacturers have made significant efforts towards completion of the
task.
"They have jointly and severally submitted a complete
action plan, which finds the change of engines for the entire fleet
feasible by the end of June 2020," it said.
It added: "However,
DGCA feels that it can be compressed further and should be achievable by
May 2020. And therefore, the revised timeline for complete removal of
unmodified engines from the fleet is May 31 2020."
The regulator
further noted that no aircraft with unmodified engine in Indigo fleet
shall be allowed to fly after the extended deadline.
It said that one about 70 per cent of the total Neo engines of IndiGo's fleet is likely to be modified by January 31, 2020.
"Incidentally,
the procurement of modified engines was adversely impacted due to
holidays during Christmas and New Year at MRO (Maintenance, Repair and
Overhaul) facilities," said the statement.
The budget airline witnessed around 13 incidents of engine trouble last year.
"Four
Air Turn Back (ATB)/Inflight Shut Down (IFSD) events were witnessed on
Airbus 320 Neo aircraft operated by M/s IndiGo in a week during October
2019 due to the failure of 3rd stage LPT blades, which caused serious
concern."
At the root of the problem were the unmodified engines
powering the IndiGo NeO fleet and the DGCA thereafter set up a timeline
for change of these engines.
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