FAA blames error messages for switch to backup fiber line before outage
The FAA reported that error messages prompted a switch to a backup fiber line, which subsequently caused flight outages at multiple airports in the Northeast. The agency was advised to make the switch by contractor L3Harris during troubleshooting efforts.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) blamed error messages that caused the agency to switch to a backup fiber line that halted flights in multiple northeast airports this week. The FAA said it was advised on Sunday by L3Harris, a technology contractor, to switch to the backup lines in order to begin troubleshooting at a Philadelphia...
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