DEVELOPING: FAA Forced to Use Backup System After Main Warning System For Pilots Experiences Outage
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was forced to use a backup system after its main warning system for pilots went down on Saturday night.
Per Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy:
The primary NOTAM system is experiencing a temporary outage, but there is currently no impact to the National Airspace System because a backup system is in place.
NOTAMs provide updates about anything that may effect the safety of a flight.
All active NOTAMs were available until the time of the outage. The agency activated its contingency system to supplement and support preflight briefings and continue flight operations.
The FAANews is working to fully restore the system, and there may be some residual delays tomorrow morning. Please check with your airline for updates.
We are investigating the root cause and we will provide updates.
FAA has set up a hotline to communicate with aviation stakeholders and will send notices every 30 minutes with updates on the system’s status.
On Sunday morning, the FAA said the NOTAM system is back online and operational.
“There were no operational impacts in the National Airspace System,” the FAA said. “We are investigating the root cause of the outage.” Continue…