Work to replace old copper wire led to the FAA’s ground stop
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TL;DR
- A nationwide ground stop occurred on Friday due to issues with a new router during a fiber optic upgrade.
- The FAA stated the ground stop was related to routine maintenance replacing old copper wire with fiber optic lines at a remote facility.
- The newly installed router flooded other routers in the Air Traffic Control system, causing disruptions.
- The root cause is under investigation and could involve faulty hardware, a misconfigured router, or contractor "incompetence".
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called for additional funding for Air Traffic Control system modernization.
- Contractor L3Harris is coordinating with the FAA and supporting the investigation.