High vibration in Pratt engines for the A320 neos is the latest in the series of unending snags plaguing the engines for over two years now. A senior official of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said the “manufacturer (PW) is aware of this (vibration issue) and is working on it”.
A GoAir spokesman said: “GoAir flight G8 423 from Delhi to Hyderabad returned back to Delhi after being airborne due to a suspected technical glitch. After normal landing, passengers were accommodated in another aircraft through ramp to ramp transfer. The flight had 90 passengers on board. Post inspection and investigation, the aircraft has been declared serviceable and operational. GoAir is committed to the highest standards of safety of passengers and its own crew members and the crew operated within the established guidelines to provide for safe travel.”
Last Saturday (October 20), a GoAir A320 Neo flying from Delhi to Male had to return to Delhi due to engine trouble. On October 15, an IndiGo Neo took off from Bangalore for Ahmedabad. Soon after take off one engine failed. Twin-engine aircraft can land safely on one engine and this plane then returned to safely land in Bangalore on one engine. The engine had to be replaced.
Last month, another Neo had suffered engine problem while flying from Nagpur to Delhi and after landing safely the plane was grounded for engine replacement. On September 1, a Bangalore-Pune flight on an A20320 Neo had to return to the origin soon after take off due to engine trouble.
While Pratt & Whitney engines on the A-320 Neo troubles are mounting, aviation authorities here say there is no cause for concern. “A320 Neos powered by Neo engines are safe to fly. We are monitoring the situation very closely. We have very strick checks in place for the Neo Pratt engines. They wanted us to relax the strict checking norms and we refused,” said a senior DGCA official.
from Times of India https://ift.tt/2JioH7a
