Following the forced landing of a plane due to an “engine component failure” a few weeks prior, the main airline of Hong Kong grounded aircraft.
The British engineering behemoth Rolls-Royce produced the Trent XWB-97 engine.
One of several ruptured fuel hoses, according to a preliminary report from Hong Kong’s Air Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA), was the cause of the event.
We’ve reached out to Rolls-Royce and Cathay Pacific for comments.
Early in September, just after the aircraft took off from Hong Kong on its way to Zurich, the event happened.
348 passengers and staff members were on board when the plane made a safe landing back in Hong Kong.
However, the event sparked worries about the reliability of Cathay Pacific’s A350 fleet’s engines, especially after inspections found problems with an additional 15 aircraft.
According to the preliminary investigation, there was “a discernible hole in the hose” caused by the rupture of a fuel hose’s protective casing. Parts of the engine had burn marks and soot, indicating that there had been a fire.
Five more fuel lines in the same engine were found to be faulty after additional inspections.
According to the assessment, if the issue was not identified and dealt with right away, it might have progressed “into a more serious engine fire, potentially causing extensive damage to the aircraft.”
