A-26-054
NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation
Recommendation text
TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: Require the Federal Aviation Administration to demonstrate at least annually that each air traffic control facility it operates has the routine capability to accomplish required postaccident and postincident drug and alcohol testing within the US Department of Transportation’s specified timeframes of 2 hours for alcohol and 4 hours for drugs, and implement a process to ensure that any facility without such capability will demonstrate timely remediation.
In plain language (FlightFinder summary)
The United States Department of Transportation is asked to require the Federal Aviation Administration to prove annually that each air traffic control facility it operates can routinely perform required postaccident and postincident drug and alcohol testing within the department's specified time limits of 2 hours for alcohol and 4 hours for drugs, and to create a process ensuring that any facility unable to meet these deadlines will show timely correction.
This plain-language summary is written by FlightFinder to explain the recommendation above. It is not the official wording — the verbatim NTSB text is quoted above.
Details
| Status | Open - Acceptable Response |
|---|---|
| Mode | Aviation |
| Closed | — |
| NTSB number | DCA25MA108 |
| Addressees | DOT |
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