T8 B19 HQ FAA 2 of 3 Fdr- 9-28-01 FAA Situation Report 181

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FOR OFFICIAL USEONLY

U.S. Department 800 Independence Ave.,S.W.Of Transportation Washington, DC 20591Federal AviationAdministrationSeptember 28, 2001

Terrorist Attack on U.S.Situation Report #18Aso f 1 :OOPMEDT(Changes inbold)

1. Background. Terrorists commandeered commercial aircraft, crashing two intothe World Trade Center in NewYork, and one into the Pentagon in Washington DC. Afourth aircraft crashed south of Pittsburgh after reporting a hijack. American and Unitedairlines each lost two flights in the air crashes. The four flights carried a total of 266people ~ 233 passengers, 25 crewmembers and eight 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 127,426 Center Controller Operations yesterday, 9% less thantheThursday average for the previous year. All FAA acilities are at Security Condition (SECON) CHARLIE. NoFAA-wideReadiness Level has been set. The FAAcontinues to restrict visitors at FAA facilities. See GENOT issued Sep

162001. The FAA HQ CRWG is coordinating revisions to the COOP Cadre list and thedevelopment of a COOP Advance Team. The FAAATCSCC and ACS officials are continuing 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 foreign

Part 91operations. Non-Canadian foreign air carriers are permitted to overfly theterritorial airspace of the U.S. only after affirming in writing to their FAA PrincipalSecurity Inspector that they will implement the emergency measures required foroverflight authorization. To date, 39 Part 129 (Foreign) air carriers have beenapproved for overflight of U.S. territorial airspace. Flight Restrictions andauthorizations are as follows: Except for the operationslisted below, Part 91 VFR operations are permitted within the territorial airspaceof the U.S., for U.S. registered aircraft, provided that those operations areconducted outside "Enhanced Class B airspace."

The following operations areauthorized IFR only: News reporting operations Civil aircraft banner towing operations

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Sight seeing flight operations (in rotorcraft and airplanes)conducted for compensation or hire (under Part 91, pursuant to theexception in 119.1(e)(2)) Traffic watchflightoperations Airship/blimp operations

Examples of authorized VFRoperations, 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 the territorialairspace of the U.S. Foreign registered aircraft departing the U.S. With no intermediatestops 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 inAlaskan 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, and emergencyevacuation aircraft can conduct IFR or VFR operations 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 hasbeen revised to assure immediate notification to

NORAD, ROC, and ATCSCC 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 91FDC 0347-Emergency AirTraffic Rules- Parts 91,121,125, 129,133,135FDC 0356 - Emergency AirTraffic Rules - Part 91FDC 0356 - Emergency AirTraffic Rules - Part 91FDC 0523 - Powerline/pipeline patrolsFDC 0530 - Nuclear PowerplantsFDC 0532-Post Maintenance Flight Test, Production, AndAcceptance Flights

Special Exemptions Electronic News Gathering operations requesting exemptions to conductVFR operations and expand IFR operations within Enhanced Class BAirspace are being reviewedand coordinated with FBI, DoD, ATS and ACSprior to approval. USGovernment contracted aircraft operations (e.g. USDA-contracted

Medfly spray operations in S California and Miami) are being reviewed andcoordinated with FBI prior to approval.3. 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: http://atcscc.faa.gov/ois/

Temporary flight restrictions are in force for GA (Part 91) operations for theairspace around NewYork'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 theTerritory andAirspace of Afghanistan - hasbeen issued by the FAA. This emergency SFARhas been issued by NOTAM.

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. Numerous FAA 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 assist

stranded FAA employees has been discontinued. Further questions can bedirected to the Travel Policy Help Desk at 1-800-482-4044 or 202- 267-9056.



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5. Supplemental information. AGO Operations Watch (OPSWATCH) is now monitoring a 24/7communications net that includes the 21 ARTCCsand is managedby

NORAD. This net provides immediate feedback for any intercept missions;related to aviation. DOTs Crisis Management Center (CMC) has reduced daily operations from0600-2400 to 0600-2000 Monday through Friday. There will be no weekendstaffing of the CMC unless further activation is required. 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. FEMA's Washington-based Emergency Response Team (EST) hasfullyactivated and on 24-hour operations. All 10 of the FEMA regions - headquarteredin Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, Denton, TX, Denver,

San Francisco and Bothell, Wash. - are also fully activated. FEMA hasactivated the Federal Response Plan. FEMA hasactivated its operations center, and isworking closely with the FBI'sStrategic Operation Information Center (SOIC). FEMA's SIOC liaison has beenactivated. CAPTURING IDEAS ANDSUGGESTIONS:The Office of ResearchandAcquisition (ARA) has established a system for employees and others to offersuggestions on improving safety and security. The system hase-mail, fax, aswell as telephone capability. The e-mail address is [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 NRCofficials the monitoring of suspicious aircraftactivity in the vicinity of nuclear power plants. See NOTAM FDC 0530. DOT has informed all modal administrations that DOT's Crisis ManagementCenter will remain active for an additional 30 days.

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

Dan NoelManager, Emergency Operations Staff


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