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L3Harris was named as a possible third-party maintainer for the FAA's FTI telecommunications system, which suffered a primary circuit failure causing a major travel meltdown.

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Post: "Travel meltdown caused by aging circuit and backup system failure, transportation officials say"

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RedditSep 21, 2026By u/NeitherEntry6125

r/ATC

Travel meltdown caused by aging circuit and backup system failure, transportation officials say

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99
comments
41

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  • [comment u/redfan90] The fiber was the primary system and was replacing the old copper wire circuits. The primary telco fiber was cut and secondary cooper telco failed. The issue is FTI, which is a not an FAA maintained item but ATT or Harris etc.

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  • “Alright from a techops person. The fiber was the primary system and was replacing the old copper wire circuits. The primary telco fiber was cut and secondary cooper telco failed. The issue is FTI, which is a not an FAA maintained item but ATT or Harris etc. The primary issue is having a secondary corporate 3rd party maintained system without true proper oversight such as making sure they are keepi”

    u/redfan9076 points · Sep 22, 2026View

  • “Duffy is delusional”

    u/2018birdie68 points · Sep 21, 2026View

  • “So they half assed correcting the problem and got caught when a technician dug with a shovel?!?”

    u/Yodaatc22 points · Sep 22, 2026View

  • “Fiber is aging?”

    u/nopantsdan15 points · Sep 22, 2026View

  • “It seems like it was caused by a guy who bipassed the whole call before you dig thing.”

    u/Hopeful-Engineering513 points · Sep 22, 2026View

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Event date
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  • infrastructure
  • telecommunications
  • reliability
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  • Discussion

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Sentiment
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Sep 21, 2026
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        "author": "redfan90",
        "excerpt": "Alright from a techops person. The fiber was the primary system and was replacing the old copper wire circuits. The primary telco fiber was cut and secondary cooper telco failed. The issue is FTI, which is a not an FAA maintained item but ATT or Harris etc. The primary issue is having a secondary corporate 3rd party maintained system without true proper oversight such as making sure they are keepi",
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