Flock Of Birds Shuts Down Airport's Radar System (St. Louis)

[matcom]

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ST. LOUIS -- A large flock of migratory birds shut down the radar system at Lambert Airport on Wednesday, forcing Kansas City to temporarily pick up the slack.

The Federal Aviation Administration said about 3,000 birds -- probably geese -- passed over the airport about 7 a.m., but that the airport's radar perceived them as 3,000 aircraft.

That caused the radar system to overload and fail, said FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory.

The airport tried to resort to a local backup system, but it had its own telephone line problems for about 15 minutes. Radar at the FAA's air traffic control center in Kansas City took over until the St. Louis backup system was up and running, she said.

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[Fox Mulder]

1. Awww....it wasn't A Flock of Seagulls????

Damn them geese. :silly:

[kick-ass-bob]

2. Al Qaida, at it again.

:grr:

[realisticphish]

3. Al Quacka