Telecommunications issues disrupt Jacksonville Air Traffic Control Center

There was no loss to critical air traffic services

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HILLIARD, Fla. – The Jacksonville Air Traffic Control Center experienced telecommunications issues on Friday.

The center in Hilliard lost radar, frequencies and automation equipment, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

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The FAA said there was no loss of critical air traffic services due to the redundancies in both the equipment and telecommunications.

A local exchange carrier was working to repair a fiber cut in Florida that was identified as the cause of the outage.

However, the center remained operating in “alert status” due to the loss of redundancies.