LHR deps blocked by computer failure 1620 3/21/02

[oncemorealoft]

Departures currently blocked out of LHR due "computer failure"

[Thunderbug]

Thought it was quiet in sunny Twickenham this afternoon...... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> (4 miles off end of 09R). .. .16:50 LHR Delivery stating 1 hours start-up delays. .. .One departure every 5 minutes. 1 northbound, then 1 southbound. .. .lots of people with 21:00 slots. Fun..... .. .Glad I'm at home today.. . . . <small>[ 27 March 2002, 17:06: Message edited by: Thunderbug ]</small>

[BEXIL160]

Here's the CFMU info on the failure..... .. .<a href="http://www.cfmu.eurocontrol.be/chmi_public/ciahome.jsp?serv1=aim&aim=00044713" target="_blank">http://www.cfmu.eurocontrol.be/chmi_public/ciahome.jsp?serv1=aim&aim=00044713</a>. .. .Looks like a failure of the Swanwick systems, not NAS which remains at West Drayton (and which Swanwick can't operate without). .. .Hopefully Swanwick will be back asap. .. .rgds BEX

[BEXIL160]

and there's more..... .. .<a href="http://www.cfmu.eurocontrol.be/chmi_public/ciahome.jsp?serv1=aim&aim=00044720" target="_blank">http://www.cfmu.eurocontrol.be/chmi_public/ciahome.jsp?serv1=aim&aim=00044720</a>. .. .BEX