Hong Kong’s flagship airline Cathay Pacific has cancelled tens of flights after a aircraft heading from town to Zurich was pressured to show round resulting from an “engine part failure”.
The corporate says it’s now inspecting all 48 of its Airbus A350 plane “as a precautionary measure” and has discovered the identical defective half in another engines must be changed.
Rolls-Royce has advised the BBC the aircraft was powered by its Trent XWB-97 engines.
Since Monday, Cathay Pacific has cancelled two dozen return flights, together with routes linking Hong Kong to Sydney, Singapore, Bangkok, Tokyo, Osaka and Taipei.
The airline mentioned it anticipated the disruptions to proceed till not less than Wednesday.
Cathay Pacific mentioned the engine part that brought on its aircraft to return to Hong Kong was “the primary of its sort to endure such failure on any A350 plane worldwide.”
“So far we have now recognized quite a few the identical engine elements that have to be changed, spare elements have been secured and restore work is underway,” the airline mentioned in a press release.
“Because of this, quite a few plane might be out of service for a number of days whereas this course of is being accomplished and Cathay Pacific’s working schedules might be affected.”
The airline expects the inspection of its A350 fleet to be accomplished in a while Tuesday.
Airbus didn’t instantly reply to a BBC request for remark.
Cathay Pacific took supply of its first Airbus A350 plane in 2016. The planes are geared up with fuel-efficient Rolls-Royce engines.
“We’re dedicated to working intently with the airline, plane producer and the related authorities to help their investigation into this incident,” Rolls-Royce advised BBC Information.
Different airways that function A350s embody British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Qatar Airways. The BBC has contacted the businesses for remark.
Earlier this yr, Rolls-Royce introduced plans to spend money on improving its vary of engines, together with the Trent XWB-97.
In 2023, Tim Clark, the boss of gulf provider Emirates, voiced considerations concerning the sturdiness of the engine and the costs Rolls-Royce charged for upkeep.