Singapore Airlines discovered five cases of oil leaks on the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines on its Airbus A380 planes, but insisted the planes were safe to fly.
SIA said the leaks were minor and did not pose any safety issues on the flights.
“The issue that caused the leaks was identified and corrected. They were minor and we never needed to reduce power during flight,” said a spokesman.
Some of the leaks were discovered after a Qantas A380 plane made an emergency landing in Singapore in November last year due to a mid-air engine explosion, while the others were found before that incident.
SIA was the first airline in the world to fly the A380 and now has 11 of the super jumbos in service, with another eight on order.
Further oil leaks in two Qantas Airways Airbus A380 engines have prompted the airline to return to Rolls-Royce for an explanation on why there have been so many maintenance issues with the troubled engines, according to a report by the Australian Financial Review.
On two occasions – February 15 and February 24 – Qantas A380 pilots had to reduce power on one of the aircraft’s four engines to idle following alerts that oil levels were falling.
It was later found the problem stemmed from a loose fitting, the report said.
