Pilots shut down Pratt & Whitney engine mid-air

Bloomberg

Pilots of an Airbus SE A320neo jet in India shut down a Pratt & Whitney engine mid-air last month after
it encountered problems, people familiar with the incident
said, reviving concerns about the turbines that have been plagued by issues since their debut in early 2016.
The twin-engine jet, operated by Go Airlines India Ltd, landed safely using its other engine in the western city
of Ahmadabad on September 19, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified because the matter is confidential.
Both the engines’ turbines had already been modified
following repeated glitches, the people said.
Indian regulators are looking into faults in the engine’s heat-management and oil systems as possible causes, one of the people said.

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