T8 B19 HQ FAA 2 of 3 Fdr- 9-26-01 FAA Situation Report 179

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U.S. Department 800 Independence Ave.. S.W.of Transportation Washington, DC 20591Federal AviationAdministrationSeptember 26, 2001

Terrorist Attack on U.S.Situation Report #16A s o f 1 : OOP M E D T(Changes in bold)1. Background. Terrorists commandeered commercial aircraft, crashing two intotheWorld Trade Center in New York, and one into the Pentagon inWashington DC. Afourth aircraft crashed south of Pittsburgh after reporting a hijack. American and Unitedairlines each lost two flights in the air crashes. Thefour flights carried atotal of 266people - 233passengers, 25crewmembers andeight pilots. Domestic andinternational flights in U.S. airspace have resumed under more stringent airport and aircarrier security procedures.2. Operational status. NAS facilities are all fully operational

There were 125, 929 Center Controller Operations yesterday, 7% less thanthe Tuesday average for the previous year. All FAA facilities are at Security Condition (SECON) CHARLIE. No FAA-wideReadiness Level has been set. The FAAcontinues to restrict visitors at FAA facilities. SeeGENOT issued Sep162001. The FAA HQCRWG is coordinating revisions to the COOP Cadre list and thedevelopment of a COOP Advance Team. The FAAATCSCC and ACSofficials arecontinuing to coordinate the resumptionof international commercial passenger, cargo, and Foreign Part 91 flights in theU.S. The FAA is also coordinating international humanitarian flights issues thatare restricted in operating into the U.S. under the current restriction on foreignPart 91 operations. Non-Canadian foreign air carriers are permitted to overfly theterritorial airspace of the U.S. only after affirming inwriting to their FAA Principal

Security Inspector that they will implement the emergency measures required foroverflight authorization. Todate, 34 Part 129 (Foreign) air carriers have beenapproved for overflight of U.S. territorial airspace. Flight Restrictions and authorizations are as follows: Except for theoperations listed below, Part 91 VFR operations are permitted within theterritorial airspace of the U.S., for U.S. registered aircraft, provided that

those operations are conducted outside "Enhanced Class B airspace." The following operations are authorized IFR only: News reporting operations

Civil aircraft banner towing operations



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Sight seeing flight operations (in rotorcraft and airplanes)conducted for compensationor hire (under Part 91,pursuantto the exception in 119.1(e)(2)) Traffic watch flight operations Airship/blimp operations Examples of authorized VFR operations, outside "Enhanced Class Bairspace" include: Aircraft maintenance repositioning. Airshows. Balloon flights-both commercial and noncommercial. Civil Air Patrol. Gliders. Manufacturer production flight tests. Mapping/photography missions. Pipeline/powerline inspections. Seaplanes. Skydiving. Ultralights. Wildlife management operations.

The following Part 91 IFR operations are authorized within theterritorial airspace of the U.S. Foreign registered aircraft departing the U.S. With nointermediate stops within the U.S. Foreign registered aircraft overflying the U.S. With a maximumcertificated takeoff gross weight less than 95,000 pounds. VFR-on-top operations. Other authorized operations: All part 91 IFR/VFR operations in Alaskan airspace.

All part 91 IFR/VFR operations in Hawaiian airspace outside"enhanced class b airspace". Within "enhanced class b airspace," all military, medivac,rescue/recovery, fire fighting, law enforcement, andemergency evacuation aircraft can conduct IFR or VFRoperations using an ATC-assigned discrete beacon code. Commercial space operations are authorized and must beapproved in accordance with established procedures.

FAAFlight Service Stations are providing continual updates on authorizationstatus via their 800-number at 1-800-WXBRIEF (1-800-994-7433). FAAOrder 7110.263 has been revised to assure immediate notification toNORAD, ROC, andATCSCC of a possible hijacking.

CURRENT NOTAMS AFFECTING U.S. AIRSPACE FDC 9952 - Flight Restrictions - New York FDC 0100 - Flight Restrictions - Washington, DC FDC 0298 - Flight Restrictions - Professional/Collegiate Sporting Events/MajorOpen Air Assemblies



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FDC 0345-Emergency AirTraffic Rules-Part 91 FDC 0347 - Emergency AirTraffic Rules- Parts 91,121, 125, 129,133,135 FDC 0356 - Emergency AirTraffic Rules - Part 91 FDC 0356 - Emergency AirTraffic Rules - Part 913. Part 139 airport status. Airports are being approved for operation uponcertification that new security requirements have been implemented. A list of theseairports is posted on the FAA Intranet at: httD://atcscc.faa.gov/ois/

Temporary flight restrictions are in force for GA (Part 91) operations for theairspace around New York's JFK Airport and Washington's Reagan National outto a radius of 25 miles. In the NewYork vicinity, all major airports are open totraffic. SFAR No. 90 - Prohibition Against Certain Flights Within theTerritoryandAirspace of Afghanistan - hasbeen issued by the FAA. This emergency SFARhas been issued byNOTAM.

At the time of this report, of the 455 Part 107 U.S. airports, 454 have beencertified as complying with the emergency security directives. Washington'sReagan National (DCA) has yet to be certified.

To date, 98% of the foreign air carrier stations and 95% of commercial flights tothe U.S. are certified to the new security directives. The remaining uncertified aircarrier stations consist primarily of the smaller carriers and those with infrequentflight schedules. Additional certifications continue to be received.4. Personnel. AHR is tracking information on casualties to FAA employees andfamilies resulting from the attacks. NumerousFAA employees/families have beenaffected.

AHR has issued guidance on relaxed travel policies to assist for onwardmovement of employees. A toll-free hotline that was established to assiststranded FAA employees has been discontinued. Further questions can bedirected to the Travel Policy Help Desk at 1-800-482-4044 or 202- 267-9056.5. Supplemental information.

FAA is providing domestic and international premium and non-premium war riskinsurance for U.S. carriers that request it. This is the first time domestic war riskinsurance has ever been issued.

AHR-1 hasdecided that exempt-status employees will not receive true overtimepay for the extended hours. FEMA's Washington-based Emergency Response Team (EST) hasfullyactivated and on 24-hour operations. All 10 of the FEMA regions - headquarteredinBoston, New York City, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, Denton, TX, Denver,San Francisco and Bothell, Wash. - are also fully activated.

FEMA hasactivated the Federal Response Plan.



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FEMA has activated its operations center, and is working closely with the FBI'sStrategic Operation Information Center (SOIC). FEMA's SIOC liaison has beenactivated.CAPTURING IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS: The Office of Research andAcquisition (ARA) has established a system for employees and others to offersuggestions on improving safety and security. The system has e-mail, fax, aswell as telephone capability.The e-mail address [email protected] fax number is 202-267-5091. The telephone number, which will be staffedMondays - Fridays, 8:30 a.m. is 1-866-289-9673. E-mail and fax are preferred.ACS is coordinating with NRC officials the monitoring of suspicious aircraftactivity in the vicinity of nuclear power plants.DOT has informed all modal administrations that DOT'S Crisis ManagementCenter will remain active for an additional 30days.ATP has revised FAA Order 7110.263, REPORTING OF SUSPICIOUSAIRCRAFT/PILOT ACTIVITIES, to provide for notification of the WashingtonOperations Center, after NORAD.

Sources: FAA HQWOC, ACC, ATCSCC, ANE ROC,AEA ROC, ASO ROC,DOT/OET, FEMA, NOAA, MediaAuthorized for Release:

Dan NoelManager, Emergency Operations Staff


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T8 B19 HQ FAA 2 of 3 Fdr- 9-26-01 FAA Situation Report 179