Computer Outages at Air Terminal Facilities and Their Correlation to Near Mid-Air Collisions
AFMD-82-43
Published: Feb 16, 1982. Publicly Released: Apr 20, 1982.
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GAO surveyed the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Automated Radar Terminal System (ARTS) to determine the extent of computer outages at terminal facilities and whether any correlation existed between near mid-air collisions and computer outages.
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