Cathay Pacific flight CX840 diverts to Tokyo after in-flight emergency
A Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to New York, designated CX840, was forced to make an emergency landing at Tokyo's Haneda Airport yesterday afternoon (Oct. 5) after encountering a suspected in-flight incident shortly after departure.
According to flight tracking website Flightradar24 and the Civil Aviation Department data, the flight was originally scheduled to depart Hong Kong at 4:15 PM local time but was delayed to 5:31 PM. It was expected to arrive at New York's JFK Airport at 9:04 PM local time. However, while flying over the eastern waters of Hokkaido, the aircraft turned back. They landed at Haneda Airport around 1:40 AM local time on October 6, after approximately seven hours in the air. The flight has not yet resumed.
Cathay Pacific discovered engine component failures in several of its A350 aircraft earlier last month, leading to temporary groundings and part replacements. On September 2, a Cathay A350 flight to Zurich (CX383) experienced an engine fire about an hour after takeoff, prompting a return to Hong Kong. Fortunately, no injuries were reported, although the pilots initially declared a MAYDAY emergency before downgrading the situation.
On the same day, Cathay Pacific announced that some engine components had been found defective among its fleet of 48 A350 aircraft, necessitating immediate inspections and repairs. By September 4, it was confirmed that 15 aircraft required fuel line replacements. By September 7, Cathay reported that maintenance on its A350 fleet was progressing well and was on schedule to return to service. Due to these incidents, a total of 45 round-trip flights were canceled between September 2 and 7.
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