Faulty part might have caused extensive damage to Cathay Pacific jets

HONG KONG: A report from Hong Kong's Air Accident Investigation Authority has revealed that a defect in an engine component of a Cathay Pacific Airways Airbus A350 could have led to "extensive damage" had it not been detected in time.

The incident on September 2 involved a Zurich-bound flight that was forced to return to Hong Kong after an engine fire was discovered.

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