Radar Disabled in Error at Puerto Rican Airport
A contractor mistakenly unplugged a cable at San Juan airport’s traffic control center, blacking out radar for the U.S. Virgin Island of St. Thomas and part of Puerto Rico.
Both radar systems were out for about 1 1/2 hours Wednesday, forcing traffic controllers to stay in voice contact with aircraft and to increase the distances between planes, the Federal Aviation Administration reported.
Spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said short-range radar covering the area around San Juan’s Munoz Marin International Airport was not affected, but long-range radar around the island was out.
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