Cathay finds 15 planes need engine repairs

Hong Kong: Hong Kong carrier

Cathay Pacific

said Tuesday that 15 of its

Airbus A350 jets

needed new engine parts after inspecting its entire fleet, which was

grounded

following a "first of its type" engine component failure. Cathay, one of the largest operators of the A350 jet, had grounded its 48-plane

fleet

of the aircraft and cancelled dozens of flights after a Zurich-bound plane was forced to turn back to Hong Kong on Monday.

The company said it had identified "an engine component failure", though it did not say which one. "This component was the first of its type to suffer such failure on any A350 aircraft worldwide," the airline said.
By Tuesday, Cathay said its engineering team had identified 15 aircraft with affected engine parts and successfully repaired three. "The remaining aircraft will continue to be out of service until they are cleared for operation."