Originally Posted by
number_6
Not really, it is unrelated to the earlier defects. Unscheduled engine changes do happen, though RR seems to be getting a lot of them lately. So is QF, since they outsourced much of the engine maintenance work ... that may be the more interesting trend.
I was on the same flight last night, and asked the csm who i recognised from wednesdays flight on the 11 which was also subbed. He said there was an oil leak from the engine and they could not fix it in situ hence the substitution. The a380 is back on todays flight. The 747 they used was kangaroo config which made for lots of happy op-ups to F due to the much lower number of business class seats.