The NOTAM computer failure by the FAA affected military flights

The Federal Aviation Administration will be shut down on January 11th paused all domestic departures After its Notice to Air Missions system (NOTAM), failed, the US government established the agency. The agency was later established. revealed It was a database file that was corrupted that caused the outage. damaged “personnel who did not follow procedures.” According to a new report by The Washington PostAdditionally, US military pilots also had to deal with issues caused by the database failure.

The Defense Internet NOTAM Service, (DINS) was one of the affected systems. DINS typically comes with FAA flight danger alerts. During the outage, military Pilots either received duplicate NOTAMs (or none at all) during the outage. The Post According to an FAA bulletin, military users were notified that their system was “impaired and non-reliable”. Military flights are able to continue in such situations, unlike civilian flights that had to be grounded. A spokesperson for the Air Force told the outlet that military pilots had to call around and ask about potential flight hazards.

Also, all NOTAMs submitted to this system since Tuesday afternoon had been erased. Airports and air traffic control personnel were asked to submit them again. Due to a “high load” on the system, delays and other issues had to be dealt with by the FAA.

While the FAA continues to investigate what caused this outage, The Post According to the lawmakers, it appears like contractors made mistakes and there wasn’t malicious intent behind their actions. This opportunity is being used by lawmakers to shine a light on outdated technology at the FAA and to raise funds for upgrades. According to, the computer system that caused the outage and failed is more than three decades old. CNNIt is also six years away from an upgrade. It remains to see if the incident changes that timeline.

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