While the initial emergency directive applied only to the Airbus A350-1000 engine, the latest AD was extended to all Airbus A350 engines.

An engine fire on a Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 earlier this month was the result of a fuel leak and could have caused extensive damage to the plane, according to investigators. Hong Kong’s flagship airline grounded planes after being forced to turn a flight around a couple of weeks ago because of an "engine component failure".

Cathay Pacific's grounding of its Airbus A350 fleet earlier this month has brought to light a significant engine defect that could have led to catastrophic damage, according to a report by Hong Kong's Air Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA).

A cleaning process leading to fuel hose degradation during refurbishment may have caused a recent Airbus A350 engine fire that triggered dozens of Cathay Pacific flight cancellations this month, the

Hong Kong aviation investigators say an engine problem that caused Cathay Pacific to ground its entire fleet of Airbus A350 jets for inspection earlier this month could have escalated into “extensive damage.

Hong Kong’s air safety authority said Thursday that a defect in an engine component of a Cathay Pacific Airways Airbus A350 that caused a fire, forcing a Zurich-bound flight to return to Hong Kong, could have caused “extensive damage” to the aircraft.

A probe by Hong Kong's aviation authority found a ruptured fuel hose caused a mid-flight fire on a Cathay Pacific operated Airbus A350 plane this month. The aircraft was en-route to Zurich with 348 passengers and crew aboard when the fire was discovered,

A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 encountered a fire caused by a ruptured fuel hose, leading to an emergency return to Hong Kong. The incident raised concerns about engine reliability and prompted inspections of 15 other aircraft in the fleet.