Cathay Pacific discovers engine component failures on 15 Airbus A350 aircraft and expects to resume operations by September 7

According to news from this site on September 3, Cathay Pacific Airways issued an announcement on the evening of September 2. Flight CX383 to Zurich returned to Hong Kong in the early morning of that day. After inspection of the Airbus A350 aircraft, it was found that the engine parts were faulty. This time the A350 aircraft The engine component failure was the first in the world. Cathay Pacific issued an update announcement at 14:30 today (September 3). The maintenance work on the A350 fleet is progressing smoothly. The engineering team thoroughly inspected all 48 A350 aircraft within 24 hours and found that engine parts of 15 aircraft were affected in total. , need to be replaced, 3 of the aircraft have been successfully repaired, and the remaining aircraft will continue to be grounded until they are repaired and allowed to operate. Cathay Pacific expects all affected aircraft to be back in service by Saturday (September 7).

1. The Civil Aviation Administration of China is investigating to assess whether mainland A350 aircraft need inspection.

2. Currently, there are 4 mainland airlines operating 78 A350 aircraft, all equipped with Rolls-Royce engines, but different airlines choose different Rolls-Royce engine models.

   

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