Cathay Pacific A359 over Indonesia on Aug 1st 2018, engine problem
Last Update: August 4, 2018 / 23:13:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 1, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Cathay Pacific
Flight number
CX-171
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Perth, Australia
Aircraft Registration
B-LRI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900
ICAO Type Designator
A359
A replacement Airbus A350-900 registration B-LRV reached Perth with a delay of about 9 hours.
Hong Kong's Civil Aviation Authority reported the aircraft returned due to an engine (Trent XWB) high oil temperature indication.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 1, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Cathay Pacific
Flight number
CX-171
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Perth, Australia
Aircraft Registration
B-LRI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900
ICAO Type Designator
A359
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