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FR7063 - Cruise at low altitude today

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  • 26-09-2021 6:12pm
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    faceman
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    Anyone know what would have caused Ryanair flight FR7063 today to have a cruise altitude of 16,000 feet today? (Alicante to Dublin). Flight took 30 minutes longer than usual in the air as a result. Doesn’t seem to be weather related.

    https://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/RYR7063



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    Foggy43
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    I just tracked FR7063 Reg EI-DHZ, ALC DUB. FR24 tells me that the flight cruised at 38,000ft. It left ALC late thus arriving DUB late. It started its decent into DUB just before Pembrokeshire in Wales. Unless FR24 got it wrong it seems a normal flight? I would think as these days the skies are quiet there was no holding pattern to enter for DUB so it was pilots discretion when to start decent.



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    EchoIndia
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117942521#Comment_117942521

    FR24 shows today's flight as operated by EI-DWS and maintaining FL160 as per the OP's message. EI-DHZ was yesterday.



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    Foggy43
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    Thanks Echo India. I knew I missed something somewhere 🤐



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    Stovepipe
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    it would have been horsing the fuel back at 16,000 feet. Can't imagine the pilot tolerating that. Jets are only efficient at high altitudes.



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    Stevek101
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    Looks like it had the same problem previous flew flights.



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    Locker10a
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117944945#Comment_117944945

    So most likely theres an tech issue that limits altitude. Can be various reason for this which I’m sure an aircraft mechanic can explain better than I can.

    While it’s safe, it’s obviously not efficient and I’m very surprised an airline at the moment wouldn’t just ground that particular aircraft(I’m sure they’re not using their fleet at full capacity) or at least schedule it for short flights like UK-IRL.



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    Noxegon
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    Pressurization issue?

    I develop Superior Solitaire when I'm not procrastinating on boards.ie.



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    goingnowhere
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    Single Pack on the AC? But thats a FL250 limitation?



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    HTCOne
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    Could be a generator issue? IE they need the APU?

    Obviously not an RVSM issue anyway.



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    goingnowhere
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    Max alt to run the APU with bleeds is 17,000ft? Engine bleed valve issue?

    Seem to be back above the clouds now FL360



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