Cathay Airbus engine fire linked to cleaning
Some A350-900 engines face checks after ‘cleaning process’ linked to Cathay fire
The EASA has issued an updated Airworthiness Directive after a cleaning process was found to be linked to a Cathay A350-1000 engine fire.
Mandatory Inspections Of Airbus A350-900 Engines 'Not Warranted' For Now: EU
The European Union's aviation safety authority said Friday that mandatory inspections of Airbus A350-900 engines are not needed for now despite a "potential issue" detected by Malaysia Airlines.
Cathay engine fire may be linked to cleaning, European regulator says
European regulators have pinpointed a potentially flawed cleaning process during maintenance as investigators probe an engine fire that caused a Cathay Pacific Airbus jet carrying 348 people to turn back to base.
European aviation authorities link Airbus engine fire to cleaning process
A350 plane flown by Cathay Pacific (OTCPK:CPCAY) (OTCPK:CPCAF) on Sept. 2 was linked to a possible maintenance issue, European aviation safety authorities said Thursday. The engines were made by Rolls-Royce Holdings (OTCPK:RYCEY) (OTCPK:RYCEF).
A cleaning process leading to fuel hose degradation during refurbishment could have caused a recent engine fire on a Cathay Pacific Airbus A350, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said Thursday.
A cleaning process leading to fuel hose degradation during refurbishment could have caused a recent engine fire on a Cathay Pacific Airbus A350, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said Thursday.
EU agency says cleaning process may be linked to Cathay Pacific A350 engine fire
Europe's aviation regulator on Thursday linked a recent engine fire on a Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 to a possible problem with the maintenance of its Rolls-Royce engines.
How The Airbus A350-900 & A350-1000 Have Different Wing Sizes Despite Sharing The Same Wingspan
The Airbus A350-1000 can accommodate 369 passengers, 54 more than the A350-900 variant. A larger design allows the A350-1000 ...
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Malaysia Airlines Finds 'Potential Issue' With A350-900 Fuel Hose
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has found a defect in high-pressure fuel hoses on an Airbus A350-900, an aircraft variant not covered ...
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Hong Kong probe finds Cathay Airbus defect could cause 'extensive' damage
An engine defect in the Airbus A350 plane that led to the cancellation of dozens of Cathay Pacific flights in early September ...
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Malaysia Airlines Says 'Potential Issue' Found On One A350-900 Engine
Malaysia Airlines said on Friday it had found a "potential issue" with the engine of an Airbus A350-900 aircraft in its fleet but added that it had been resolved. "Malaysia Airlines Berhad ...
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What are airlines doing in response to Cathay Pacific's Airbus A350 engine failure
The A350-900 is not affected ... adding that it is working closely with Airbus and Rolls Royce. Inspections should cause "minimal disruptions" to the group's flying programme, it said.
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Major airline grounds Airbus A350 fleet, citing faulty engine component
It also has 30 of the smaller, more popular A350-900 planes, which were also grounded ... in London on Tuesday after falling 6.5% on Monday. Airbus, which is based in France, said it was working ...
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On a flight to Zurich Damaged fuel hose triggers engine fire on Airbus
According to its own information, EASA listed the engine types that could be affected by the problem with the fuel hose in an airworthiness directive: These are Rolls Royce engines installed in ...
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Cathay Pacific inspects Airbus A350 fleet after engine part failure
An Airbus spokesperson referred questions to the ... In total, Cathay operates 48 A350 jets including the smaller and more widely used A350-900, which runs on a different member of the Rolls ...
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Malaysia Airlines finds 'potential issue' on A350-900 engine
Malaysia Airlines said on Friday it had found a "potential issue" with the engine of an Airbus A350-900 aircraft in its fleet but added that it had been resolved. The issue comes after the ...