Hong Kong probe reveals Cathay Airbus engine failure due to ruptured fuel hose By Reuters

(Reuters) -A probe by Hong Kong’s aviation accident investigation company revealed Cathay Pacific’s Airbus A350 engine failed in-flight on account of a ruptured gasoline hose which additionally confirmed indicators of a hearth, the company’s report acknowledged on Thursday.

Hong Kong’s Air Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) discovered a ruptured gasoline hose within the second engine of the Cathay Pacific-operated A350 jet, with 5 further secondary gasoline hoses additionally displaying indicators of wear and tear and tear.

The investigation confirms Reuters’ earlier report which cited sources saying the preliminary checks revealed a hose between a manifold and a gasoline injection nozzle was pierced.

“This critical incident illustrates the potential for gasoline leaks by the ruptured secondary gasoline manifold hose, which might end in engine fires,” the report acknowledged.

A “critical incident” is an investigative time period in aviation that pointed to a excessive chance of an accident.

“If not promptly detected and addressed, this case, together with additional failures, might escalate right into a extra critical engine fireplace, doubtlessly inflicting intensive harm to the plane,” AAIA mentioned within the report.

The A350-1000 and XWB-97 engines, manufactured by Rolls-Royce (OTC:), have been underneath the highlight since Cathay’s Zurich-bound passenger flight CX383 was compelled to return to Hong Kong after it acquired an engine fireplace warning shortly after take-off on Sept. 2.

Cathay Pacific started inspecting all its Airbus A350 jets after the incident. It was the primary element of its kind to endure such a failure on any A350 plane worldwide, Cathay mentioned on the time.

Earlier this month, European Union Aviation Security Company (EASA) additionally ordered inspections on engines of Airbus A350-1000 jets because it moved to stop comparable occasions after consulting regulators and accident investigators in Hong Kong, in addition to Airbus and Rolls-Royce.

The AAIA, in its report, advisable the EASA to ask Rolls-Royce to proceed giving airworthiness data, together with inspection necessities of the secondary gasoline manifold hoses of its engines to make sure their serviceability.

Cathay didn’t instantly reply to a request for touch upon the investigation’s findings.