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DL 114 Divert Back To ATL From BOS Area On 9/9/12  
User currently offlinesuseJ772 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 624 posts, RR: 1
Posted (8 months 1 week 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 1377 times:

I took DL 114 from ATL to BCN on the 8th. Hopped in flightaware to check the details and noticed DL 114 on the 9th got all the way to Boston and then came back. Anybody have any details? http://es.flightaware.com/live/fligh...4/history/20120909/2120Z/KATL/KATL

Just to throw it out there it was an A330. I kid I kid. Just teasing all those people since the AF crash who think the 330s are the verge of falling out of the sky.


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User currently offlineRoseflyer From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 8739 posts, RR: 52
Reply 1, posted (8 months 1 week 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 1248 times:

They went down to 20,000ft for the entire flight back to Atlanta. I have to assume that they lost a Pack or something that would force them down to 20,000ft. You can't fly ETOPS on 1 pack, but you can fly over land.


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User currently offlinesuseJ772 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 624 posts, RR: 1
Reply 2, posted (8 months 1 week 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 1084 times:

Interesting. Strange they diverted to ATL instead of JFK. Also interesting that they circled in Atlanta. Would think 4 hours would burn enough fuel to land right away.


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User currently offlinewingnutmn From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 586 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (8 months 1 week 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 978 times:

Descend down to FL200 was probably to burn fuel but could no go lower due to DC airspace. Most likely the plane was needed back in ATL to cover another rotation after mx was completed or because ATL had the replacement airplane or crew.

Wingnut


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User currently offlineScottB From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 6360 posts, RR: 34
Reply 4, posted (8 months 1 week 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 937 times:

Quoting suseJ772 (Reply 2):
Strange they diverted to ATL instead of JFK. Also interesting that they circled in Atlanta. Would think 4 hours would burn enough fuel to land right away.

Well, if they needed to burn fuel anyway, they might as well divert to ATL since it's probably easier to find a replacement aircraft and get the maintenance work done there.
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