FR4332 Diverting to Dublin

JAS39Gripen · 06-07-2013 08:54PM #1

FR4332 (MAN - TFS) seems to be diverting to Dublin. Currently burning fuel over Meath with landing gear down.

The_Wanderer · 06-07-2013 09:08PM

liveatc.net is currently offline, no doubt due to the incident at SFO.

skywalker_208 · 06-07-2013 09:30PM

Been watching this circling over my house for the past hour or so.
Any ideas why?

devnull · 06-07-2013 09:31PM

It's odd since if you look at FR24 it seems the decision to divert was taken not long after take off.

Grandeeod · 06-07-2013 09:32PM

Its making a move now.

The_Wanderer · 06-07-2013 09:33PM

Plane now heading towards DUB for a landing on Rwy 28.

EDIT: Or maybe not. Now over the Irish Sea.

Grandeeod · 06-07-2013 09:39PM

Not nice for those on board.

YbFocus · 06-07-2013 09:42PM

Swinging south now for EIDW, anyone know whats going on?

urajoke · 06-07-2013 09:43PM

1) gear down, increases drag which increases fuel burn which gets you down to a lower landing weight faster below max landing weight, this aircraft will have had a heavy fuel load to fly to Tenerife.

2) the route to Tenerife from Man is out towards Dublin and then south through less congested airspace to Portugal. It doesn't necessarily indicate an early decision to divert.

devnull · 06-07-2013 09:43PM

Edit: Coming in to land now.

Grandeeod · 06-07-2013 09:46PM

devnull wrote: »

There's something not right, it headed out to the Irish sea, then started pointing towards Belfast, then straightening out heading West again, then turning to point NorthEast, then started to finally head south towards Dublin now heading back out to the sea?

Setting up for approach I think.

urajoke · 06-07-2013 09:47PM

devnull wrote: »

There's something not right, it headed out to the Irish sea, then started pointing towards Belfast, then straightening out heading West again, then turning to point NorthEast, then started to finally head south towards Dublin now heading back out to the sea?

We usually bring them closer to the airfield as they advise they are nearly ready to land. That last orbit could be for delay. They may have said they might block the runway and we sometimes get a few extra aircraft in to reduce the disruption or potential of a diversion of other aircraft.

06-07-2013 09:47PM

Manchester - Tenerife Sth
DEPARTURE FLIGHT ROUTE ARRIVAL STATUS
19:30 FR 4332 Manchester - Tenerife Sth 23:55 DELAY
delayed due to diversion eta 21:30

http://www.ryanair.com/en/flight-info/MAN/TFS#hresults

allthedoyles · 06-07-2013 09:47PM

FR4332 from Man to Tenerife http://fr24.com/RYR7DR circuits over Navan with Nose gear down. heading back to Man now

Twitter say its on way back to MAN

devnull · 06-07-2013 09:48PM

allthedoyles wrote: »

Twitter say its on way back to MAN

That's how it looked about 10 mins ago but now it's certainly heading for DUB

allthedoyles · 06-07-2013 09:49PM

urajoke · 06-07-2013 09:49PM

The_Wanderer wrote: »

liveatc.net is currently offline, no doubt due to the incident at SFO.

There were tweets of the ATC recordings of the last few minutes of the Asiana flight, I guess they didn't want them in the media and there site being highlighted.

urajoke · 06-07-2013 09:54PM

Normal ops there's a departure.

Grandeeod · 06-07-2013 09:54PM

On the ground.

SeanPammer · 06-07-2013 09:55PM

Anybody else watching Die Hard 2 (on RTE) while reading this?

It's added to the excitement of it all

Grandeeod · 06-07-2013 09:57PM

SeanPammer wrote: »

Anybody else watching Die Hard 2 (on RTE) while reading this?

It's added to the excitement of it all

I was actually watching the San Francisco crash.:eek:

Grandeeod · 06-07-2013 09:59PM

urajoke wrote: »

1) gear down, increases drag which increases fuel burn which gets you down to a lower landing weight faster below max landing weight, this aircraft will have had a heavy fuel load to fly to Tenerife.

2) the route to Tenerife from Man is out towards Dublin and then south through less congested airspace to Portugal. It doesn't necessarily indicate an early decision to divert.

Thompson flight now leaving MAN for Canary Islands, so people can get an idea of the route and at least guestimate the point of diversion.

urajoke · 06-07-2013 10:10PM

Grandeeod wrote: »

Thompson flight now leaving MAN for Canary Islands, so people can get an idea of the route and at least guestimate the point of diversion.

Use the MON612 off cork it turned at BAGSO southwest.

Grandeeod · 06-07-2013 10:13PM

urajoke wrote: »

Use the MON612 off cork it turned at BAGSO southwest.

Nice one. Thanks. TOM10V on an entirely different path.

andy_g · 06-07-2013 10:29PM

The diversion was due to an engine indication as their currently on a engine run in dub. Pax still on board.

Wise Old Elf · 06-07-2013 10:33PM

andy_g wrote: »

The diversion was due to an engine indication as their currently on a engine run in dub. Pax still on board.

Sorry andyg, stupid question: engine run sounds like running it at full speed with brakes on. Would that mean an engine was shut down mid flight or am I way off?

andy_g · 06-07-2013 10:38PM

Disco Stuart wrote: »

Sorry andyg, stupid question: engine run sounds like running it at full speed with brakes on. Would that mean an engine was shut down mid flight or am I way off?

Nope not a stupid question at all, its still on stand so it will be an engine run at idle to run some tests.

Jamie2k9 · 06-07-2013 10:51PM

Glasgow PIK-TFS also diverted in this morning.

Grandeeod · 06-07-2013 11:02PM

Any update on this flight?

andy_g · 06-07-2013 11:04PM

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

Glasgow PIK-TFS also diverted in this morning.

Same aircraft was on the route this morning

The_Wanderer · 06-07-2013 11:05PM

andy_g wrote: »

Same aircraft was on the route this morning

Sounds like a DUD aircraft so!

FR4332 Diverting to Dublin

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