Weather & Technical Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

[White Heather]

Jet2 Boeing 737 800, G-GDFU, operating todays LS483 flight to Cologne is squawking 7700 and in a holding pattern (after departure ) at 9000', so clearly has a problem. Its now seems to be heading out of the hold in a Southerly direction towards BHX.
Possible flap or pressurisation issues? (Just guessing).

Update. Landed at BHX after 50 minutes in the air. If FR24 is to be believed, it was flying at over 160 knots over the runway 15 threshold. Flaps?

 

[Len Fish]

Did a short test flight at 19.54, a circuit of the airport lasting around 15 minutes. According to FR the speed crossing the threshold of R15 was 132 knots which seems a bit more normal and which seems to add weight to WH’s opinion that the original problem may well have been a flaps fault.

 

[Aviador]

Did a short test flight at 19.54, a circuit of the airport lasting around 15 minutes. According to FR the speed crossing the threshold of R15 was 132 knots which seems a bit more normal and which seems to add weight to WH’s opinion that the original problem may well have been a flaps fault.

I agree other than the speed was unverified.

 

[White Heather]

I agree other than the speed was unverified.

I watched it live on FR24. It showed a speed of around 159 knots on approach and then that increased to around 166 knots on finals. That may of course be nonsense as FR24 was seemingly having a bad day, because according to that the aircraft stopped half way down the runway, then continued, went off the end for quite some distance, then disappeared only to reappear exiting the runway where you'd expect.

The main thing is that it landed safely but I read elsewhere that it was a flaps issue. I imagine that had MAN not had its own problems with a runway closure, it would probably have diverted there instead.

 

[Ray Finkle]

I don't know specifics but yesterday's divert into BHX was indeed a flap issue.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Does anyone know why GDFO was three hours late leaving this morning please?

I persuaded a group of friends to fly to CPH from Leeds instead of MAN today and Im sure they will not be happy as their flight is also 3 hours late now!

Thanks

 

[CM.]

Does anyone know why GDFO was three hours late leaving this morning please?

I persuaded a group of friends to fly to CPH from Leeds instead of MAN today and Im sure they will not be happy as their flight is also 3 hours late now!

Thanks

Because B733 G-GDFN went tech this morning so FO covered (sometimes FO does come to the rescue)

To Add B733 G-GDFM and B738 G-JZHV is tech so are bringing an A321 G-HLYF in from Manchester to do the Budapest flight ETD 17:45.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Because B733 G-GDFN went tech this morning so FO covered (sometimes FO does come to the rescue)

To Add B733 G-GDFM and B738 G-JZHV is tech so are bringing an A321 G-HLYF in from Manchester to do the Budapest flight ETD 17:45.

An A321, that's a bit different. Shame they couldnt have brought an aircraft in to cover the CPH.

 

[White Heather]

G-GDFM tech, only a few days after coming back from a C check in Dublin? That sounds familiar. Exactly what happened with G-GDFO and that one has been a bit troublesome ever since. Hopefully history won't repeat itself.

 

[Aviador]

Does anyone know why GDFO was three hours late leaving this morning please?

I persuaded a group of friends to fly to CPH from Leeds instead of MAN today and Im sure they will not be happy as their flight is also 3 hours late now!

Thanks

While that is unfortunate, delays happen at all airports.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

While that is unfortunate, delays happen at all airports.

Yes, but this is the third time I've got them to fly from Leeds and the second problem. Time before last the return flight was diverted to MAN.

 

[CM.]

An A321, that's a bit different. Shame they couldnt have brought an aircraft in to cover the CPH.

Unfortunately there’s no spare aircraft so had to wait for the Malaga inbound to return

Update to my previous post apparently B738 G-JZHV is serviceable again so is operating the Budapest and the Airbus is Cancelled.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Unfortunately there’s no spare aircraft so had to wait for the Malaga inbound to return

Update to my previous post apparently B738 G-JZHV is serviceable again so is operating the Budapest and the Airbus is Cancelled.

Im surprised there arent spares available at this time if year.

 

[White Heather]

Im surprised there arent spares available at this time if year.

Look at FR24 and how many Jet2 arrivals there are. The LBA fleet was very busy today and two were tech too . And is a 733 still at Newquay? We have 44 arrivals today which is indicative of how busy Jet2 are thanks to the various city break flights as well as the usual sun flights.

 

[lbaspotter]

. And is a 733 still at Newquay?

B733 G-GDFN came back from Newquay on Tuesday, Dec 16th as AUR902P

B733, G-GDFK has diverted to Katowice this evening operating the LS295 to Krakow. The inbound LS296 has a nice delay now due at 23:52.

 

[JRP]

Looks like this mornings Belfast and Dublin are doing laps above the airfield

 

[White Heather]

Looks like this mornings Belfast and Dublin are doing laps above the airfield

RVR 250m in fog. The Belfast has given up and gone, presumably to LPL. The Ryanair FR2333 did a 32 approach with a tailwind but aborted long before it reached LBA. Not sure why as the tailwind is showing as just 6 knots.

 

[scottrhino]

Ryanair from Krakow gone to Manchester by the looks. Biz jet also holding.

 

[SierraHotel]

Cavok at LBA, currently

 

[White Heather]

Ryanair from Krakow gone to Manchester by the looks. Biz jet also holding.

The Ryanair did a 32 tailwind approach but aborted by the time it was overhead the Ring Road. I actually watched it climbing away from my window and I am only 2 miles from LBA. No second attempt. The tailwind was 150 degrees 6 knots at the time according to FR24.