New Delhi: A Pratt & Whitney (PW) powered Airbus A320neo plane operated by IndiGo was forced to return to Mumbai while flying to Hyderabad on Thursday due to an engine snag. According to an official from aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), IndiGo flight 6E- 5384 was involved 'in Air Turn Back to Mumbai due to stalling of engine one and In Flight Shut Down.' The damaged engine had completed 4,006 flight hours, while the second engine that had been modified flew 1198 hours. The Indian civil aviation regulator had intervened following several incidents of technical snags involving PW-powered A320neo planes operated by IndiGo last year. On Friday, IndiGo said, during the flight 6E-5384 yesterday, “the pilot observed an engine caution message and followed the laid-down standard operating procedures."

Source: Mint January 24, 2020 09:22 UTC