Originally Posted by
wowpeter
Heard from a ground engineer in Vancouver that the 777-300ER (Asia World City), went AOG at Vancouver last night... apparently the plane took off and shortly after take-off, one of the bearing seal in one of the engine broke and leaking oil fumes into the cabin via the air conditioning... so the aircraft return to Vancouver... and the aircraft did not depart until 15:40 today from YVR - JFK... hence JFK - HKG is delay...
Wow, you were able to find this out. I asked the FA and she said all she knows is there was a problem and it was fixed.
Just wondering, if the smell didn't get into the aircraft and nobody notices it what would of happened? Engine fire? Plane explosion? Sounds scary.
Oh, one more thing, the ground mechanic originally say it's just "burn plastic" and there's nothing to worry about (he talked to the FA crew and the pilot), but it was the pilot that insists a more thorought check and claim that the airplane was shaking abnormally during take-off.