Cathay Pacific grounds all A350 3/9/2024

[jellybelly]

Cathay Pacific Grounds A350 Fleet

Cathay Pacific have informed the public in a shock announcement that their A350 fleet will be grounded while engine concerns are address.

www.airlineratings.com

 

[I love to travel]

Cathay Pacific Grounds A350 Fleet

Cathay Pacific have informed the public in a shock announcement that their A350 fleet will be grounded while engine concerns are address.

www.airlineratings.com

Will be interesting to see who else this affects,

 

[Mwenenzi]

CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/02/business/hong-kong-cathay-pacific-a350-hnk-intl/index.html

Hong Kong’s flag carrier Cathay Pacific has canceled dozens of flights as it conducts an inspection of its entire Airbus A350 fleet after finding engine problems affecting the plane.

The airline, one of the world’s largest users of the long-haul jet, said it identified an engine component failure on flight CX383 from Hong Kong to Zurich on Monday. The plane later returned to Hong Kong. “This component was the first of its type to suffer such failure on any A350 aircraft worldwide,” Cathay said in a statement sent to CNN. A thorough inspection of its 48-plane fleet revealed “a number of the same engine components that need to be replaced,” it added. It did not detail the nature of the engine issue. By Tuesday afternoon, the company said it had identified 15 aircraft with affected engine parts that require replacement. Three had been fixed, it said, adding that all affected aircraft will resume operations by Saturday.

 

[elanshin]

The bigger question is will this spark a global check on the 350 fleet. If that many of CX's 350 are affected it shouldn't just be an isolated incident.

 

[SYD]

The bigger question is will this spark a global check on the 350 fleet. If that many of CX's 350 are affected it shouldn't just be an isolated incident.

Alas, it won’t be a case of those RR engines v GE are only affected. But apparently there are different RR engine models across the -1000 and -900

Explainer-What is the issue with Cathay Pacific's A350 Rolls-Royce engines?

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways said on Tuesday it had inspected its entire Airbus A350 fleet after the in-flight failure of a component in an engine that is made by British manufacturer Rolls-Royce. WHAT HAPPENED ON THE FLIGHT? A problem unfolded several minutes after take-off on flight...

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Hopefully my QR A350-900 flight on Friday doesn’t fall foul.

 

[ksksks]

Looking at the moment, 25 are currently in the air, with another 3 scheduled to depart the coming half hour.. so a bit more than 60% A359/A35K's currently cleared to line

 

[SeatBackForward]

Alas, it won’t be a case of those RR engines v GE are only affected. But apparently there are different RR engine models across the -1000 and -900

Explainer-What is the issue with Cathay Pacific's A350 Rolls-Royce engines?

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways said on Tuesday it had inspected its entire Airbus A350 fleet after the in-flight failure of a component in an engine that is made by British manufacturer Rolls-Royce. WHAT HAPPENED ON THE FLIGHT? A problem unfolded several minutes after take-off on flight...

finance.yahoo.com

Hopefully my QR A350-900 flight on Friday doesn’t fall foul.

From the linked artice:

ARE ALL A350 ENGINES AFFECTED?

Cathay Pacific said the incident occurred on one of its 18 A350-1000 planes. It has since identified 15 aircraft with engine components that require replacement and three have already gone through repairs.

Rolls-Royce on Tuesday noted the replacement could take place while the engine remained on-wing. It also said it was committed to working closely with Cathay Pacific, Airbus and authorities conducting an investigation of the incident.

There were no immediate signs the incident would trigger significant regulatory action involving all A350s, according to the source familiar with the matter.

 

[ksksks]

EASA have released an AD mandating inspection of XWB-97 engines.. this will affect other A35K operators

EASA Safety Publications Tool