Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) orders special audit of IndiGo as A320 Neo woes rise

New Delhi: India’s civil aviation regulator has ordered a special audit of private carrier IndiGo, due to re-occurring glitches and non-reporting of incidents with its A320 Neo fleet. Accordingly, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ordered a special safety audit of IndiGo after several lapses of non-reporting and irregular reporting of IndiGo A320 Neo incidents come to light.

The last such lapse was reported by on April 12, when IndiGo’s Delhi-Mumbai flight had to perform a mid-air “turn back” manoeuvre on April 10. That time, sources privy to development told that the manoeuvre was performed after excessive vibration was noticed from aircraft’s engine number two.

However, an airline official said that the aircraft suffered a bird hit en-route from Delhi to Mumbai. According to sources, the DGCA has also sent show-cause notices to IndiGo’s COO and Head of Engineering. “Currently, airworthiness and air safety teams of the DGCA are conducting complete review of engineering and maintenance processes,” a source told. (IANS)

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