OQL only got to LAX last Friday. A B789 is used on QF11 on a Monday and on QF12 last Friday, which would have been OQL's first opportunity to operate QF12. With an extra A380 in LAX it is kept for use on QF12 on Monday night (US time) to replace the Monday QF11 B789. While there some maintenance is also undertaken.
Even though OQH (ex SYD Sat, arrive back on Mon) and OQD (ex SYD Sun, to arrive back tomorrow) both turned around in LAX on the same day, the B789 operating once a week on different days means one or two A380s spend a day or two in LAX. You will probably see OQL arrive as QF12 on Wednesday.
If QF11/12 operated every day of the week with an A380 you would probably see the same day turnaround in LAX, depending also on QF17/18 services.
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