India Grounds Airbus A320neo Planes With New Pratt Engines Citing Safety Concerns

India’s aviation regulator today grounded all Airbus A320neo aircraft powered by the latest Pratt & Whitney engines citing safety concerns.

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The manufacturer had earlier proposed a fix that would see at least one engine featuring an older seal reinstated on planes while it worked on a more permanent solution. Under the Pratt plan, all defective components would be replaced by early June, requiring some planes to fly with one affected engine for almost three more months. The DGCA said the manufacture has “no concrete proposal in place at this stage to address the issue”.

“The corrective action has been approved and we have begun to deliver production engines with the upgraded configuration,” Pratt said in a statement, adding that it is working closely with customers to minimise disruptions.