Kolkata-Pune Indigo Airlines Flight Stalls in Mid-air

New Delhi, October 31, 2019:

IndiGo A320neo plane that was bound from Kolkata to Pune on Wednesday evening stalled mid-air for which the pilot was forced to return to the Kolkata airport. This is the fourth such incident involving PW engines at the low-cost carrier in a week, said reports.

IndiGo had three in-flight PW engine shutdowns on three consecutive days from October 24 to 26. This compelled the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to visit the airline's premises on Monday to review the maintenance and safety data.

Reportedly, the Kolkata-Pune flight 6E-862 gained altitude and at around 9,000 feet, one of its engines stalled. The pilot immediately turned back and brought the aircraft to the Kolkata airport.

The DGCA on Monday directed IndiGo to replace the PW engines of 16 A320neo aircraft. These were used for over 3,000 hours, within the next 15 days or face grounding of these planes.

The aircraft is currently withdrawn from operations and is under maintenance inspections.

However, alternate arrangements were made for all the passengers.

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