IAH TRACON problem
Jul 27, 2007 | 9:13 am
#16
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Central NJ
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Not to stir the pot but there's an ARTCC on JFK which is ZHU but I don't think there's a TRACON. Different types of control centers. I've been to the ARTCC many times. I heard the suspected fire was in the Tower which is another facility. Couldn't have been that big of a deal as I only found one story when I googled the fire. Still stinks being delayed.
Jul 27, 2007 | 2:48 pm
#17
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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According to an employee newsletter, TRACON controllers headed to the tower and en-route center to control traffic. Apparently a burned resistor on a STARS keyboard was the culprit. The disruption caused 181 delays, FAA says. Thursday was a bad day for the whole system -- 2,949 delays due to weather and volume. Traffic was generally up about 4% over last year's average Thursday.