December 16th 2019, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) that requires the de-pairing of certain Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines, on the A320neo and the A321neo. Occurrences were reported of finding damaged LPT 3rd stage blades on Airbus A320neo equipped with the affected engines. Investigation results determined that the affected parts have limited damage tolerance and, following impact at critical regions by foreign (originating from outside of the engine) or domestic (originating from inside … Continue reading EASA Requires De-pairing of A320neo PW Engines