Qantas A380 grounded in Los Angeles after mystery problem with hydraulics
Qantas is yet to determine the exact cause of the problem but sources say one of the aircraft's hydraulic systems appears to have been contaminated with the wrong fluid.
Engineers discovered filters clogged with a black, molasses-like substance, and have since replaced several filters and fluid pumps in what is known as the "yellow" hydraulic system.
The A380 returned from several weeks of maintenance at Lufthansa Technik's base in Manila in the Philippines on June 20, and flew a return flight from Sydney to London, and then onto Los Angeles before it was grounded there last Thursday.
This is going to be interesting.
Off shore maintenance Alan? Its not like anyone warned you!