15 Aug. 2015 software failure at Wash. en route FAA air traffic center snarls traffic
Aug 15, 2015, 10:35 am
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15 Aug. 2015 software failure at Wash. en route FAA air traffic center snarls traffic
Waiting to fly out of BOS and the gate just announced that an FAA tower in DC lost power and all flights have been stopped.
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Aug 15, 2015, 11:03 am
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My brother is at BWI and his flight was canceled on WN and he was rebooked for tomorrow (the other option was standby for tonight if/when they get it fixed). They told him no option for other airports in the area as it was a problem affecting all of them. BWI website showing lots of cancels and delays. Going to be a long night for some...
ETA he's trying to get from BWI to BOS. Fortunately we have family in the area that he can stay with tonight as no voucher for a hotel or anything was offered. He was just able to retrieve his checked bag from luggage claim. He said there are over 1000 people down there right now trying to find their bags.
ETA he's trying to get from BWI to BOS. Fortunately we have family in the area that he can stay with tonight as no voucher for a hotel or anything was offered. He was just able to retrieve his checked bag from luggage claim. He said there are over 1000 people down there right now trying to find their bags.
Aug 15, 2015, 11:10 am
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Aug 15, 2015, 12:43 pm
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This outage occurred at the regional FAA Center in Va. which controls high altitude, en route traffic over several Mid Atlantic states surrounding the Capitol. These centers also have functions affecting airports and tracons in their respective areas, hence the traffic impact seen at airports.
Aug 15, 2015, 1:10 pm
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15 Aug. 2015 Power outage at Wash. en route FAA air traffic center snarls traffic.
The computer system at ZDC (Washington En-route) failed. All overflight traffic is being rerouted around the airspace. The Potomac Approach airports (big ones being IAD/DCA/BWI) are not letting a/c depart now. DCA is not taking arrivals due to gridlock (nowhere to park new planes) but IAD and BWI are still accepting some arrivals for now.
it is an eerie black hole on the radar scope in ZDC airspace
it is an eerie black hole on the radar scope in ZDC airspace
Aug 15, 2015, 1:23 pm
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There is now a passenger walking around the plane doing w pool on what time we go wheels-up. The pool is up to $125. This is not a joke.
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Aug 15, 2015, 1:37 pm
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. Sounds like a typical ex-BOS flight, some punter always looking for action 
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Aug 15, 2015, 1:45 pm
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15 Aug. 2015 Power outage at Wash. en route FAA air traffic center snarls traffic.
ZDC finally getting back up now. there are already a few departures heading out. i'm sure it will take a few hours to get completely back to normal, but at least it's a Saturday night (slowest shift of the week)
Aug 15, 2015, 4:47 pm
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I'm in this mess now. Was supposed to be on a U.S. air flight from DCA to BTV at 10:35am. Spent 2 hours on the runway before we deplaned. Now I'm at Dulles waiting to get on a United flight (not sure how that works out) at 5:35 . . . That's been delayed until 8:45 (so far). What a nightmare.