# A corrupt file led to the FAA ground stoppage. It was also found in the backup system

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/heres-what-led-to-todays-faa-ground-stoppage/
- Published: 2023-01-13T10:00:30-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo caption: A traveler looks at a flight board listing delays and cancellations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 11. Photo credit: AP Photo / Patrick Semansky. Article by Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean. CNN – updated January 12, 2023. (CNN) — Officials are still trying to figure out exactly what led to the Federal Aviation Administration system outage on Wednesday but have traced it to a corrupt file, which was first reported by CNN. In a statement late Wednesday, the FAA said it was continuing to investigate the outage and “take all needed steps to prevent this kind of disruption from happening again.” “Our preliminary work has traced the outage to a damaged database file. At this time, there is no evidence of a cyberattack,” the FAA said. […] Click here to view original web page at www.cnn.com Curated by John Wysocki Chief Technical Officer See Full Bio