P&W announces PW1100G-JM fleet inspections

During its second quarter results announcement today, RTX (previously known as Raytheon Technologies), which owns aero engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney, announced that a “significant portion” of the PW1100G-JM engine fleet, powering the A320neo, will require “accelerated removals and inspections within the next nine to twelve months, including approximately 200 accelerated removals by mid-September of this year”. Pratt & Whitney said that it had determined that a “rare condition in powder metal used to manufacture certain engine parts will require accelerated fleet inspection”. The manufacturer stressed that the defect does not impact engines currently being produced. On an earnings call,