The move by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency comes after an engine part failed during the flight of a Cathay Pacific A350-1000 jetliner
Europe’s air safety regulator said on Thursday it would call for inspections of at least part of the Airbus A350 long-haul fleet after an engine part failed during the flight of a Cathay Pacific A350-1000 jetliner.
“We will require a one-time fleet inspection, which may be applicable only to a portion of the A350 fleet, in order to identify and remove from service any potentially compromised high-pressure fuel hoses,” EASA said in an emailed statement. The A350-1000, the larger of two models in the Airbus A350 family, and its Rolls-Royce XWB-97 engines have been under the spotlight since a Zurich-bound jet was forced to return to Hong Kong after the engine problem, later traced to a fuel leak.
The decision to order precautionary checks of at least part of the fleet comes after manufacturers initially argued against the need for checks of the whole A350 population, sources said. However, regulators can override their recommendations and order their own checks, and they face increasing pressure to be seen to act independently following a global tightening of safety oversight in the wake of a Boeing safety crisis.
Insiders said that could prompt a tug of war over technical wording spelling out the criteria for replacing any parts.
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