Airbus A350-1000 engines under review

The European Security Agency Aérea emitió the directive requiring inspectionón of all engines Rolls-Royce Trent XWB97 what isán equipped in the Airbus A350-1000. RR's photo

(With data thanks to Flight Radar 24)

EASA has issued a airworthiness directive emergency requiring inspectionón of all Rolls-Royce Trent XWB97 engines following an in-flight incident with a Cathay Pacific A350-1000 2 of September. Afterés of a contained fire and an ordered in-flight shutdown of the affected engine, Ground inspections revealed a main fuel hose from the fuel manifold dañada. It is that fuel hose for which EASA has now ordered inspections throughout the world fleet.

Airbus A350-1000 a revisionón

First we must indicate, before fans of Airbus y Boeing they fight, que esta situationón is independent of the aircraft manufacturerón, since it is attributed to the problem that made the engines that are RR, así that we should go thereí.

EASA requires inspections of the main fuel manifold hose on all Rolls-Royce Trent XWB97 engines in service. The XWB97 exclusively powers the Airbus A350-1000. El Rolls-Royce Trent XWB84, that powers the A350-900 fleet, is not affected by this emergency airworthiness directive. The EASA says its investigationón about the cause raíz hose dañada isá in progress.

Airworthiness Directive

The agency requires all engines to complete inspections within the 30 díafter the effective date of the EAD, what is he 9 of September. Engines in two subgroups must complete inspections before.

• Inside 3 días (before the 12 of September): Engines that have accumulated 18 500 engine hours or más since new and have had 2 o más previous visits to the workshop (Hospital, Check & Repair, Refurbishment o Overhaul) or engines that have accumulated 2 300 engine cycles or más since new and have had 2 o más previous visits to the workshop (Hospital, Check & Repair, Refurbishment o Overhaul).
• Inside 7 días (before the 16 of September): Engines that are notén in the Group 1, who have had a previous visit to the workshop (Hospital, Check & Repair, Refurbishment o Overhaul).

¿Whaté aerolíareas are affected?

87 planes Airbus A350-1000 Eastán in service with eight aerolílines around the world. Qatar Airways operates the largest number of A350-1000s with 24 in his fleet. Cathay Pacific and British Airways operate 18 each, while Virgin Atlantic maintains a fleet of 12. Etihad Airways and Japan Airlines five each operate, while Air Caraïbes has three and French Bee has two.

Flight Radar 24 compartmentsó a list of all affected aircraft, I share it hereí (gira tu pantalla si estás watching from a cell phone):