Damaged fuel hose triggered Airbus engine fire
Published: Thursday, Sep 19th 2024, 22:30
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A damaged fuel hose was apparently the cause of the engine fire on an Airbus A350 belonging to the airline Cathay. As the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) explained on Thursday, the damage was probably caused during a cleaning procedure.
On September 2, an Airbus A350 that had taken off from Hong Kong bound for Zurich had to turn back and land after the engine incident. According to an investigation carried out by the Hong Kong Aviation Safety Authority (AAIA), fuel could have leaked through the damaged hose and caused a large-scale engine fire and "significant damage to the aircraft". In addition, five other fuel hoses on the aircraft were found to be severely damaged.
Following the incident, Hong Kong airline Cathay briefly took its entire A350 fleet out of service and had it inspected. Components from the British manufacturer Rolls Royce were then replaced on 15 of the 48 aircraft.
According to its own information, the 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 the Airbus A350-900 and A350-1000 models.
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