UAL362 - why LAX stop?
Mar 4, 2024, 7:15 pm
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UAL362 - why LAX stop?
I noticed that UAL362 (HNL-EWR) has a planned stop in LAX on today's flight. Anybody know the reason for this? I'd think that the 764 would have the legs for the entire trip, especially eastbound, so something else must be up?
Mar 4, 2024, 8:03 pm
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Mar 4, 2024, 10:08 pm
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There is a diversion status for the LAX-EWR leg, so not sure if the stop was planned ahead of time.
Someone's getting a quick delivery of In-N-Out at the gate, or maybe someone on the plane needs to be relieved?
Someone's getting a quick delivery of In-N-Out at the gate, or maybe someone on the plane needs to be relieved?
Mar 4, 2024, 10:22 pm
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Destination airport was changed to LAX around 70 minutes before scheduled departure. No idea why, but it's not as a result of something that happened during flight.
Mar 5, 2024, 8:36 am
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I don't know any of the specifics of this flight but it fits with the requirements of a re-crew.
This kind of stop will be used when one of the pilots on an augmented crew gets sick while on a layover. The remaining pilots can not fly for as long of a duty day or flight time so they have to stop short for a re-crew. They'll usually layover at the stop then deadhead home the next day.
Due to the long-haul nature of these operations, there is often time to get the replacement crew notified and in position to continue the trip when it arrives. In this case, LAX is a 756 base so LAX pilots could have been assigned. If the stop isn't at a crew base, they may still have time to reposition the crews. For example, they could have deadheaded two pilots from the SFO base to LAX who then continued the flight. They can also pull a crew from another flight, likely a later departure, to give them more time to get the replacements into position and rested, if needed.
There can also be issues which limit the range of a long-haul airplane requiring an extra stop. That extra stop may them require a re-crew depending on the specifics of the trip. This could also be known prior to departure if it is a deferred maintenance item from the airplane's outbound leg.
This kind of stop will be used when one of the pilots on an augmented crew gets sick while on a layover. The remaining pilots can not fly for as long of a duty day or flight time so they have to stop short for a re-crew. They'll usually layover at the stop then deadhead home the next day.
Due to the long-haul nature of these operations, there is often time to get the replacement crew notified and in position to continue the trip when it arrives. In this case, LAX is a 756 base so LAX pilots could have been assigned. If the stop isn't at a crew base, they may still have time to reposition the crews. For example, they could have deadheaded two pilots from the SFO base to LAX who then continued the flight. They can also pull a crew from another flight, likely a later departure, to give them more time to get the replacements into position and rested, if needed.
There can also be issues which limit the range of a long-haul airplane requiring an extra stop. That extra stop may them require a re-crew depending on the specifics of the trip. This could also be known prior to departure if it is a deferred maintenance item from the airplane's outbound leg.
Mar 5, 2024, 5:40 pm
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Mar 5, 2024, 6:48 pm
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Mar 5, 2024, 7:41 pm
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Mar 5, 2024, 8:07 pm
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Very strange to see an A320 show up on BOS-SFO in the first place. Agree it doesn't have the legs to fly nonstop potentially with strong headwinds and/or holding prior to landing in SFO. Looks like it was just a one-off sub from the usual 752 though.