The National Transportation Safety Board has directed the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure specific weather capabilities are in place for instrument flight operations.
Safety recommendation
The National Transportation Safety Board has directed the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure specific weather capabilities are in place for instrument flight operations.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued safety recommendation A-18-017, identified under report number ANC17MA001. This directive is addressed to the Federal Aviation Administration and focuses on operational safety standards for airports located in Alaska. The NTSB urges the FAA to verify that these specific airports are equipped with adequate weather-reporting capabilities. These facilities must support instrument flight rules operations as required by 14 CFR 135.225(a). The recommendation specifically targets airports served by operators conducting flights under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135. It mandates that these locations, which offer instrument approaches, must maintain the necessary weather infrastructure to enable safe instrument flight rules operations in compliance with the cited federal regulation.