Originally Posted by
mustafagander
I am reliably informed that there was a time in the recent past when a certain airline in Oz had four A380s each with one pack inop, leaving one working. This went on for several weeks coz it is a major job to replace a pack even if you have the spares, which they didn't.
Trust the statistics, you'll get away with it!
More that they need the groundtime to be scheduled to replace the heat exchangers. It is not a simple job like on other aircraft. It can take up to 4 shifts to remove rebuild and reinstall an A380 pack.