Tag : IFSD

New Delhi: Following three incidents of a commanded In-flight Shut Down (IFSD) of IndiGo aircraft recently, the aviation watchdog, DGCA said that a total of 11 Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engines of the airline’s fleet were impacted, however out of these, only five operating engines have been removed till date. IndiGo’s A321 neo aircraft with registration VT-IUJ, operating a flight from Madurai to Mumbai, encountered a critical incident on August 29. During the flight, the crew detected high vibration and low oil pressure in one engine, followed by an engine stall. Upon landing at Mumbai airport, metallic chips were discovered on the oil chip detector. On the same day, a similar incident unfolded involving IndiGo’s A321 neo aircraft with registration VT-IUF, which was en route from Kolkata to Bangalore. The crew reported identical issues with engine 2, leading to a commanded IFSD. The aircraft safely returned to Kolkata, where metallic chips were also found on the oil chip detector of this engine. On September 3, yet another incident occurred with IndiGo’s A320 neo aircraft bearing registration VT-IVI, flying from Amritsar to Delhi. In this case, the crew observed low oil pressure in engine 2, prompting the aircraft to return to Amritsar. An external oil leak was noticed on the affected engine, although there were no reports of vibration or oil chip detection. Subsequent Boroscopic Inspections (BSI) conducted by IndiGo on the engines involved in these IFSD incidents revealed damage to the Stage 1 blades of the High-Pressure Turbine (HPT) in the engines implicated in the August 29 events. However, no anomalies were detected during the BSI of the engine involved in the September 3 incident at Amritsar. It’s noteworthy that all three engi ...