I heard there are delays at the local airports due to equipment problems on the radio this morning, but no further details. FAA only says this: "Due to EQUIPMENT / OUTAGE, departure traffic destined to La Guardia Airport, New York, NY (LGA) is currently experiencing delays averaging 51 minutes."
Anyone know wassup?
Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
I'm thinking a "Die Hard 2" scenario (kidding).
51 minutes? So traffic is leaving early from LGA then? LOLOLOriginally Posted by GothamSpotter
ATIS says that LGA VOR is out of service.
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N90 wasn't able to perform automated handoff's this morning so it slows things down a bit. A VOR being out of service on a clear day like today isn't too big of an issue.
What's N90?
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sorry NY TRACON
Yeah, the ATCSCC put up ground stops for EWR, LGA, JFK, HPN, and TEB. Backed up flights at work for about a half hour. PITA, really. Most of our guys just ended up going VFR instead when the weather lifted out in Nantucket.
Jason
CFI/CFII
Part 135 Dispatch
Evidently, the "Host" computers went down on the East Coast for several hours. ATC had to manually control all inbounds and outbounds until it was stabilized and returned to service. As a result, hundreds of flights were delayed at all area airports. The report said that the current system is antiquated by 30 years, which is about when I first started listening to my aircraft scanner.
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