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Malaysia Airlines told on Sep. 6 that it found a "potential issue" with the engine of an Airbus A350-900 aircraft in its fleet, but added that it had been resolved. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in an on Sep. 5 had ordered A350-1000 operators to The engine issue was first identified after a Trent XWB-97 engine caught fire on a Cathay Pacific A350-1000 flight to Zurich on due to a high-pressure fuel hose failing. The fire was promptly detected and extinguished, and the flight was turned back to Hong Kong. Cathay then began inspecting its entire A350 fleet, consisting of 48 aircraft, leading to flight cancellations and multiple A350s grounded. The A350-900 planes, on the other hand, are powered by the Trent XWB-84 engine. Unlike the XWB-97 engine, EASA said on Sep. 6 that the XWB-84 did not require mandatory inspections, as the design and service history of the two engines are different. Further, Malaysia Airlines added that this finding was "swiftly resolved", and the aircraft "