Airbus A350 Defect Grounds Cathay Pacific Fleet – Engine Fire Risk Revealed
Airbus A350 Defect Grounds Cathay Pacific Fleet – Engine Fire Risk Revealed
"If not promptly detected and addressed, this situation ... could escalate into a more serious engine fire, potentially causing extensive damage to the aircraft," the report warned.Cathay Pacific's Airbus A350 engine defect that led to multiple flight cancellations in early September could have resulted in "extensive damage", according to a report released on Thursday by the Hong Kong Air Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA).
香港空中事故調查局（AAIA）週四發佈的一份報告稱，國泰航空公司的空中客車A350發動機缺陷可能導致了多次九月初航班取消，可能造成"廣泛損害"。
The issue came to light after a Zurich-bound Cathay Pacific flight was forced to return to Hong Kong on 2 September. Following this incident, the airline briefly grounded its fleet of A350s for inspections and repairs.
這個問題在9月2日，一架飛往蘇黎世的國泰航空航班被迫返回香港後浮出水面。在此事件之後，該航空公司暫停使用152018的A350進行檢查和修復。
The inspection revealed that components on 15 of Cathay's 48 A350s, which are powered by Rolls-Royce engines, needed replacement. Investigators discovered a "discernible hole in the (fuel) hose", burn marks, and "black soot" indicating fire in the core engine's aft section.
檢查發現，國泰航空48架由勞斯萊斯引擎供電的A350中有15台需要更換元件。調查人員發現燃料軟管上有明顯的孔洞、燒傷痕跡和發動機後部核心出現火痕。
"If not promptly detected and addressed, this situation ... could escalate into a more serious engine fire, potentially causing extensive damage to the aircraft," the report warned.
報告警告稱：「如果不及時發現和解決，這種情況可能升級爲更嚴重的發動機火災，可能對飛機造成嚴重損壞。」
The AAIA's preliminary findings were described as "tentative" by a spokesperson, who also recommended that the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) require Rolls-Royce to develop airworthiness information, including inspection requirements for the affected engines' secondary fuel manifold hoses.
亞洲航空工業協會的初步調查結果被一位發言人稱爲「暫時的」，他還建議歐洲航空安全局（EASA）要求勞斯萊斯制定適航信息，包括影響引擎次級燃料管束的檢查要求。
Cathay Pacific's incident spurred other airlines in Asia to conduct similar inspections on their A350-900 and A350-1000 models, which are powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 and XWB-97 engines. The EASA has also mandated inspections on A350-1000 aircraft worldwide, with 86 such planes in service.
國泰航空的事件促使亞洲其他航空公司對其A350-900和A350-1000型號進行類似的檢查，這些飛機由勞斯萊斯Trent XWb-84和XWb-97引擎供電。歐洲航空安全局還要求在全球範圍對A350-1000飛機進行檢查，現役有86架。
Qatar Airways operates the largest fleet of A350-1000s with 24 planes, followed by Cathay Pacific and British Airways, each with 18.
卡塔爾航空擁有24架A350-1000，是全球運營這種飛機最多的航空公司，緊隨其後的是國泰航空和英國航空，每家有18架。
Both Airbus and Rolls-Royce confirmed their cooperation with Cathay Pacific but declined to comment further due to the ongoing investigation.
空客和勞斯萊斯證實了與國泰航空的合作，但由於正在進行調查，他們拒絕發表進一步評論。
Source: AFP
來源：AFP
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