Power system failed twice in Stevens Anchorage International Airport, air traffic facilities, and by radar to guide aircraft, resulting in a handful of flight delays.
Larry Lescanec, Alaska’s air traffic controllers union vice president, 12, said the power outage at about 9:00 7 also noted more than 10 minutes, software, display radar information.
In both power failure, air traffic lights.
Lescanec said that in the first instance, an Alaska AirlinesVGP-BPS8, VGP-BPS8A, , VGP-BPS8B flight to Seattle was out of station and control the transfer to another center in Anchorage. In the second, only a small cargo plane landed, the pilot guided the aircraft in the visual.
Lescanec said that in a complete blackout radar facility is unprecedented.
Allen Kenitzer, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said the power problems caused delays in nine departures, of which one hour 39 minutes.
Lescanec accused of failure to maintain emergency backup power systems, the Federal Aviation Administration would immediately resume the power battery. These batteries are to remain in power until the generators kicked in.
Bob Lewis, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s regional administrator, said that the failure of the battery at the first power outage, generators, few hours later. But he said the safe handling of the situation.
Lewis also said, FAA has been in the battery for some time, so that but the manufacturer or supplier issues.
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s technical ec808 staff are aware of the battery problem and take action to purchase the replacement, Kenitzer said. Will be delivered on the 13th.
