The failure of a system controller card at an AT&T office in Memphis, Tenn., Tuesday apparently caused a communications outage that grounded airplane flights and resulted in delays throughout the nation. The interruption of communications occurred at 11:25 a.m. CDT at one of 20 air traffic centers run by the Federal Aviation Administration to control the routes of high-altitude flights, Kathleen Bergen, a spokesperson for the southern region of the FAA, told TechNewsWorld.
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Memphis Radio Snafu Snarls Nation’s Airways
Posted by: Katherine Noyes September 26, 2007 01:10 PMThe failure of a system controller card at an AT&T office in Memphis, Tenn., Tuesday apparently caused a communications outage that grounded airplane flights and resulted in delays throughout the nation. The interruption of communications occurred at 11:25 a.m. CDT at one of 20 air traffic centers run by the Federal Aviation Administration to control the routes of high-altitude flights, Kathleen Bergen, a spokesperson for the southern region of the FAA, told TechNewsWorld.