Report: 13 engines from IndiGo will be sent to US-based Pratt & Whitney for inspection

The biggest domestic airline in the nation, IndiGo, will send 13 engines to Pratt & Whitney for assessment. The US-based business has previously said that 1,200 engines will need testing globally. Two of the 13 engines are still in use, while the other 11 are from grounded aircraft, according to a Mint article.

Pratt & Whitney has been in the headlines for a long since it once supplied airplane engines to the airline GoFirst, which is now bankrupt. throughout 1,200 PW1100G engines will be taken out of flying aircraft throughout the world for assessment, according to the manufacturer. The manufacturer estimates that it will take 9 to 12 weeks to complete.

The only Indian airlines employing PW1100-powered A320neo engines are IndiGo and GoFirst. 2019 saw adjustments mandated for GoFirst and IndiGo’s A320neo aircraft powered by P&W engines by the Indian Civil Aviation authority, DGCA.

There are 312 aircraft in IndiGo’s fleet, and out of them, 45 are now grounded for maintenance work or a lack of engines or spare components. A binding agreement for 150 PurePower PW1100G-JM engines for the A320neo family aircraft was struck by IndiGo and P&W in 2012. The airline subsequently switched to another US engine manufacturer, CFM, for LEAP-1A, which would power 590 aircraft from the IndiGo A320neo series.

The metal utilized in PW1100G engines is the cause of the current problem. Pratt & Whitney discovered an unusual circumstance in which the powdered metal used to create certain engine components may shorten the life of the engines, making engine inspection critical.