A total of five Airbus 320 aircraft, comprising both the neo and ceo types of engine, were withdrawn for inspection by IndiGo in the past 48 hours, with one of them being grounded, the airline said on Monday.
Of those aircraft that faced technical snags, three come from the new engine option (neo) family, while two are current engine option (ceo) aircraft.
In a statement, IndiGo said an A320neo aircraft had operated in the Mumbai-Jammu sector, and during maintenance checks, a leakage from engine number 1 was detected. “This is a technical snag and it is being rectified. This is not related to the P&W engine ongoing concerns,” an airline spokesperson said.
In other snags reported on Sunday, were flight 6E-711 from Mumbai to Goa, which had to return to Mumbai immediately after departure due to high vibration in engine. The aircraft, an Airbus320ceo, was temporarily grounded till the issue was resolved. “The other was flight 6E-439 from Cochin to Mumbai. Due to an engine problem the aircraft was grounded at Cochin for maintenance. It was later cleared for operations,” an airline official said.
