Cathay Pacific grounds planes after finding 15 with faulty parts

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Passenger planes come into contact at New Chitose Airport during wintry weather conditions. (Credit: Reuters)

Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong's flagship airline, has grounded most of its Airbus A350-1000 fleet and canceled dozens of flights following an in-flight failure of an engine part.

The planes were inspected after a problem unfolded several minutes after take-off on flight CX383 from Hong Kong to Zurich on Monday, according to information from flight tracking service FlightRadar24 obtained by Reuters.

The five-year-old A350-1000 plane performed two wide circles and dumped fuel over the sea before returning to Hong Kong where it landed safely about 75 minutes after its departure.

Cathay Pacific said it identified an engine component failure after the aircraft returned to Hong Kong. 

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«The aircraft was powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines,» Rolls-Royce confirmed via email to FOX Business, adding that an investigation has been launched by authorities.

The airline inspected its entire fleet of 18 A350-1000 planes. Fifteen aircraft were found to have components that needed replacement. 

Roll-Royce says it is aware of the airline's inspection of its fleet, and that «to the extent that any components need replacing, spare parts have been secured and the replacement can be completed whilst the engine is on-wing.»

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