Japan Airlines Conducts Swift Inspections on Airbus A350-1000 Engines

Japan Airlines (JAL) is performing its own inspections on their Airbus A350-1000 engines after Cathay Pacific Airways discovered an engine part failure during a flight. JAL inspected three engines, all deemed safe. Remaining inspections are scheduled, while Cathay Pacific found faulty components in 15 out of 48 planes.

Japan Airlines (JAL) announced on Wednesday that it is conducting independent inspections of its Airbus A350-1000 engines following an engine part failure identified by Cathay Pacific Airways during one of its flights.

As of Tuesday, special in-house inspections of three Rolls-Royce engines had been carried out and found to be safe, according to a JAL spokesperson. The remaining two aircraft are slated for inspection upon their return to Haneda Airport on Wednesday.

Tokyo-based JAL operates five A350-1000s, all of which are less than a year old. Earlier, Cathay Pacific revealed it had inspected its entire Airbus A350 fleet of 48 planes and identified 15 aircraft with components needing replacement after an engine fire incident due to a fuel system leak on a Zurich-bound flight.

(With inputs from agencies.)