FAA NOTAM System Outage • Hacker News Board

InsomniacL wrote: post #9

nexus7556 wrote: post #4

Any source for the claim of a ground stop? I see plenty of flights still taking off.

MESSAGE: EVENT TIME: 11/1126 - 11/1500 UAL GROUND STOP ALL FLIGHTS / ALL DESTINATIONS PER USER REQUEST DESTINATION AIRPORT; ALL FACILITIES INCLUDED: ALL GROUND STOP PERIOD: UNTIL 1500Z REASON: USER REQUEST REMARKS: US NOTAMS SYSTEM DOWN https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_otherdis.jsp?advn=23&adv_dat... https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/advADB.jsp

UAL = United Airlines, not “all North American flights” as OP claimed

Re: FAA NOTAM System Outage

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Post by harrego » Wed, Jan 11, 2023, 11:35 AM UTC

I really like the advisory page -- all info, no sugar.

Re: FAA NOTAM System Outage

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Post by chucksmash » Wed, Jan 11, 2023, 11:35 AM UTC

Updated title from "FAA Ground Stop for All North America Flights Due to NOTAM Outage" to reflect comments that initial title was not accurate.

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Post by alamortsubite » Wed, Jan 11, 2023, 11:37 AM UTC

nexus7556 wrote: post #13

InsomniacL wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

MESSAGE: EVENT TIME: 11/1126 - 11/1500 UAL GROUND STOP ALL FLIGHTS / ALL DESTINATIONS PER USER REQUEST DESTINATION AIRPORT; ALL FACILITIES INCLUDED: ALL GROUND STOP PERIOD: UNTIL 1500Z REASON: USER REQUEST REMARKS: US NOTAMS SYSTEM DOWN https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_otherdis.jsp?advn=23&adv_dat... https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/advADB.jsp

UAL = United Airlines, not “all North American flights” as OP claimed

The advisory posted by OP wasn't UA specific. You're looking at a later one.

Re: FAA NOTAM System Outage

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Post by testplzignore » Wed, Jan 11, 2023, 11:41 AM UTC

If I'm understanding the situation correctly: the system stopped processing updates yesterday afternoon and it wasn't a big deal, then they tried restarting it this morning to fix it and it didn't come back up, so now older NOTAMs from before the issue started are not available. Is that right?

Do airlines/planes keep a cached copy of these? How large is the NOTAM database?

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Post by chucksmash » Wed, Jan 11, 2023, 11:43 AM UTC

nexus7556 wrote: post #4

Any source for the claim of a ground stop? I see plenty of flights still taking off.

This was based on a P.A. announcement from a gate agent, so not authoritative. I've updated the title to reflect what is in the link.

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Post by WinstonSmith84 » Wed, Jan 11, 2023, 11:46 AM UTC

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Post by ceejayoz » Wed, Jan 11, 2023, 11:49 AM UTC

WinstonSmith84 wrote: post #19

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A small amount, last month?

Yes, probably unrelated.