SINGAPORE—A Singapore Airlines flight to Paris was diverted to India because one of its two engines appeared to be in trouble, Singapore's national carrier said Monday.
A failure warning prompted the pilot to shut down the left engine of the Boeing 700-300ER and redirect the flight to New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Friday, Singapore Airlines said in a statement e-mailed to The Associated Press.
The plane landed safely and none of the plane's 235 passengers and 17 crew were injured, said Stephen Forshaw, the carrier's spokesman.
"Singapore Airlines made arrangements for customers to continue on their journey to Paris using a relief aircraft, which was dispatched to Delhi shortly after that," Forshaw said.
Forshaw said an investigation into the plane's GE90 engine, manufactured by General Electric Co., found that the fault was in the gearbox and that the engine was being replaced.
Rick Kennedy, a spokesman for GE Aviation in Cincinnati, Ohio, said GE has experienced three problems with the transfer gear box since January. The gear box, which provides power from the engine to an accessory gear box generating power for lighting, ventilation and other aircraft services, is being redesigned, he said.
The transfer gear box runs at high speeds in certain places and creates a pitch sound that causes vibration.
"Over time, it can lead to failure," Kennedy said.
A replacement engine will be installed on the plane, which will be back in service by Tuesday, he said.
