Featured Map for 14 February 2018:
A320neo Family and PW1100G Engines

Last Friday, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD number 2018-0041-E) covering all Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft equipped with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-family Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines. The AD is based on a problem identified by Pratt & Whitney with the after hub of the high pressure compressor (HPC) with specific engines which would lead to an in-flight shut-down (IFSD) of the engine. Aircraft equipped with two of the affected engines could suffer a dual engine IFSD.

Over 100 A320neo and A321neo aircraft with PW1100G engines are in service with 17 airlines. (Two other airlines have received these aircraft but not yet commenced service with them.)

Today's Featured Map shows the routes on which these aircraft are currently being used, color-coded to the airlines. Individual maps for each airline are also available:

• Air Astana (KC) routes
• Air China (CA) routes
• All Nippon Airways (NH) routes
• China Southern Airlines (CZ) routes
• China West Air (PN) routes
• GoAir (G8) routes
• Hawaiian Airlines (HA) routes
• Hong Kong Express (UO) routes
• IndiGo (6E) routes
• LATAM Airlines Brasil (JJ) routes
• Lufthansa (LH) routes
• S7 - Siberia Airlines (S7) routes
• Sichuan Airlines (3U) routes
• Spirit Airlines (NK) routes
• Tianjin Airlines (GS) routes
• Viva Aerobus (VB) routes
• Volaris (Y4) routes

References and additional information:

• 2018-0041-E: Engine–Operational Retrictions – European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) (9 February 2018)
• Issue identified with Pratt & Whitney GTF engines for Airbus's A320neo – Reuters (9 February 2018)
• In-flight failures prompt emergency call for P&W-powered A320neos – Flight Global (9 February 2018)
• EASA issues GTF-powered A320neo emergency airworthiness directive – Air Transport World (9 February 2018)
• Airbus stops accepting PW1100G engines for A320neo aircraft – Air Transport World (10 February 2018)
• The Aviation Herald
  • Incident: Indigo A20N at Kolkata on Jan 29th 2018, engine issue (13 February 2018)
  • EASA issues EAD regarding A320 Neo and A321 Neo engines, withdraws ETOPS with immediate effect (13 February 2018)
• Pure Power Engines – Pratt & Whitney,
• Operators of PW1100G-power A320neo & A321neo aircraft:
  • Air China
  • China West Air
  • Sichuan Airlines
  • Tianjin Airlines
  • China Southern Airlines
  • All Nippon Airways
  • IndiGo
  • GoAir
  • Air Astana
  • S7 - Siberia Airlines
  • Lufthansa
  • Hawaiian Airlines
  • Hong Kong Express
  • Spirit Airlines
  • Volaris
  • Viva Aerobus
  • LATAM Airlines Brasil
  
  
• Featured Map: The Long and the Short of the Pacific (18 January 2018)