Faa Tower Lighting Reporting

Any failure or malfunction that lasts more than thirty 30 minutes and affects a top light or flashing obstruction light regardless of its position should be reported immediately by either direct entry tool or by calling 877 487 6867 for alaska 800 478 3576 so a notice to airmen notam can be issued.

Faa tower lighting reporting.

Contact the federal communications commission s public safety support center or call 202 418 1122 to report tower lighting outages. Explore our frequently asked questions. This change is effective february 1 2007. Previously towers under 200 were not subject to any federal marking requirements according to officials with the national agricultural aviation association.

The change number and date of the change material are located at the top of the page. The faa advisory circulars set forth detailed specifications for lighting and painting. Faa lighting requirements vary depending on the height of cell towers and other structures. See a light outage.

New faa regulations require landowners to mark any towers between 50 and 200 on their property as well as include the towers in a new database the faa is developing. Report technical issues with our website to the web manager. Jun 6 2007 10 30 am. Reporting a tower light outage to the faa.

Based on the current faa guidelines for new and refiled towers the infographics linked below depict obstruction lighting and tower paint requirements. Faa hotline reporting form. Marking and lighting initiated by. The new requirements are due to provisions in the faa.

When a tower is not properly lit because of a light outage the tower owner is required to notify the faa. If however the faa s standards allow more than one lighting or painting option for a particular structure the person seeking faa clearance for a tower may indicate on faa form 7460 1m which of the specified types of marking and lighting systems is desired. Learn more about the accountability board. The federal aviation administration s obstruction evaluation and airport airspace analysis web site.

Importantly antenna structure owners must immediately report any top light or flashing obstruction light outage or malfunction lasting more than thirty 30 minutes to the faa by either their direct entry tool or by calling 877 487 6867 for alaska 800 478 3576 so that a notice to airmen notam can be issued. Doing so creates a notice to airmen notam that is available to all pilot in regularly published notices and also through the faa s notam phone service at 800 wx brief.