“About midnight last night, the FAA Notam system crashed,” AOPA’s Chris Dancy told AVweb early on Friday morning. “Pilots need to know that the system is not being updated, and we don’t know at this point how long it will be before it is back on line.” Flight service briefers at Lockheed Martin are advising pilots who call for briefings that Notams are not available, Dancy said. The AFSS Web site is also carrying an alert. The system failure affects security TFRs as well as safety-of-flight notices.
FAA NOTAM System Offline
Key Takeaways:
- The FAA Notam system crashed around midnight, preventing updates to critical flight notices.
- The outage means current Notams, including security TFRs and safety-of-flight information, are unavailable to pilots.
- Flight service briefers and the AFSS website are notifying pilots of the system failure, with no estimated time for restoration.
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