We Now Know What Caused the FAA Outage

All things considered, flights to the U.S. are quite common. Ground Early Wednesday morning, the Federal Aviation Administration reported that a system problem had been identified. “damaged database file.” 

“The FAA is continuing a thorough review to determine the root cause of the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system outage,” The FAA issued a statement Wednesday evening. “Our preliminary work has traced the outage to a damaged database file.”

The Notice to Air Missions system provides safety information to flight crews. 

“At this time, there is no evidence of a cyber attack,” The statement went on. “The FAA is working diligently to further pinpoint the causes of this issue and take all needed steps to prevent this kind of disruption from happening again.”

We are diligently working to identify the root causes of this problem and to take all necessary steps to prevent it from happening again. (2/2)

— The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) January 11, 2023

Pete Buttigieg, the Transportation Secretary in Trouble, said that the review will continue. 

FAA continues its system review under my direction. Preliminary investigations have found that the problem is related to a corrupt database file. There are no signs of a cyberattack.

FAA will continue to work to identify the source of this problem and take steps to prevent it happening again.

— Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) January 11, 2023

After the grounding, lawmakers attacked Buttigieg. This was just the latest in a series of transportation disasters that have occurred under his leadership. 

This is unacceptable. This is completely unacceptable. “racist roads” We should not forget to ensure that our transportation is safe and reliable.

That is, you’re aware, his job.

As Transportation Secretary, he has failed all major tests. https://t.co/npT7zwkb9Z

— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) January 11, 2023

Pete Buttigieg was unable to organize a single-car funeral.

He was not qualified to perform this role.

— Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) January 11, 2023

More acronyms “inclusive” Rename the NOTAM system “Notice to Airmen” To “Notice to Air Missions.” I wish I was laughing.

Wokeism, a disease, is not a word. Pete, do your job next time.

— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) January 12, 2023

The American people deserve answers on why domestic flights were grounded NATIONWIDE in light of the FAA’s recent technological issues. We’ve faced one transportation crisis after another under Transportation Secretary Buttigieg’s failed leadership. https://t.co/f8FPiByFUZ

— Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (@RepDLesko) January 11, 2023

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