Going ahead at a lower altitude...
Hi and thanks in advance.
I wanted to get some feedback with regards to a flight I was following / tracking and appreciate any responses.
On a friends flight last week from SNA to IAH left the gate and had to return for a maint issue which delayed the flight by 1.5 hours. Plane was a 737-700 for what its worth.
While tracking the flight on multiple websites I noticed the cruise altitude when leveled off was 25,000 feet while all other planes on this route that day and the days before were typically in the 36-40,000 range.
My question is would there ever be a scenario where a plane was allowed to take off but needed to stay below a certain level for maint reasons?
I am guessing there is not but not sure what another reason would be unless its tracking was just inaccurate.
Thanks and good day.