ATC keep giving instruction to 'expedite descent 6000 ft' while cruising at FL370 for no apparent reason

FlyingWallaby1 · July 5, 2025, 7:33pm

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ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue:
After climbing to FL370 and cruising, ATC giving an instruction to expedite descent to 6000 ft for no apparent reason. The destination airport is still 1000 miles away. Is this a reasonable request?

Did you experience this issue before you joined the Beta?
Yes, and it continues to happen.

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Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner

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Just about on every flights

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DementedCorn327 · July 5, 2025, 9:53pm

Could you provide you flight plan and the altitude you setup in the EFB ?

Moved out of Sim Update 3 Beta | MSFS 2024 > ATC, Traffic & NAVAIDs since OP indicated issue also happens in the Live version.

FlyingWallaby1 · July 7, 2025, 4:43am

Here is a link to the MSFS Flight Planner flight plan.Flight Planner
And here are four pages of images from the EFB.
I just did the same flight this afternoon, and this time, no expedite descent order from the ATC.
(There was a request to expedite ascend from FLT370 to FLT380 which is normal.)
I have also previously received ATC instructions to ascend to FL350 when I’m below 10000 feet
and getting ready for approach.