Is this normal? It doesn't look like it.... (DAL7254)

Aviation Notable Activity
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http://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL7254/history/20100219/1946Z/KMSP/KRDU/tracklog

Check the tracklog and how fast the descent is at about 4:40 - is this normal? Flying at 10,000 for the last 30 minutes? I’m no aviation expert AT ALL but that sounds weird. Hopefully nothing’s wrong!

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The decent is a bit faster than normal, ATC may have needed them down early for other traffic. Not unheard of and is normal at busier airports.

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I get asked to expedite my decent all the time it’s normal

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Profile decent

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The average rate for that portion of the descent was about 2000 fpm. So it could be a tracking anomaly…

Or maybe they started down a little late to cross ALDAN @ 10000.