FAA Notice: Reporting Unauthorized Unmanned Aircraft Activity to the Domestic Events Network

The following notice was publicly issued by the FAA on July 14, 2014.

REPORTING UNAUTHORIZED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY TO THE DOMESTIC EVENTS NETWORK (DEN)

3 pages
July 2, 2014

KRWA NOUS2 120400

GENOT RWA 14/19

N JO 7610.104

GG ALRGNS 1/500/530 AMC-1 AMA-500 ACT-1 ALATFO XVM

EFFECTIVE: 08/01/2014

CANCELLATION: 01/08/2015

SUBJECT: REPORTING UNAUTHORIZED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY TO THE DOMESTIC EVENTS NETWORK (DEN)

ATC MUST NOTIFY THE DOMESTIC EVENTS NETWORK (DEN) AIR TRAFFIC SECURITY COORDINATOR (ATSC) OF ANY SITUATION THAT INVOLVES REPORTED OR OBSERVED UNAUTHORIZED OR SUSPICIOUS UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.

AMEND FAA ORDER 7610.4S, PARAGRAPH 7-3-1 TO READ: TITLE THROUGH 7-3-1.H., NO CHANGE;

I. ANY OTHER SITUATION THAT MAY INDICATE A SUSPICIOUS AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING ANY REPORTED OR OBSERVED UNAUTHORIZED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY OR REMOTE CONTROLLED MODEL AIRCRAFT THAT DEVIATE FROM NORMAL PRACTICE AREAS/FLIGHT ACTIVITIES OR WOULD BE CONSIDERED SUSPICIOUS OR A SAFETY HAZARD.

REFERENCE-

ADVISORY CIRCULAR 91-57 MODEL AIRCRAFT OPERATING STANDARDS.

J. ANY SITUATION OR PILOT ACTIVITY (E.G., BACKGROUND NOISE, CHANGE IN PILOT’S VOICE CHARACTERISTICS, ETC.) THAT MAY INDICATE A HIJACKED AIRCRAFT. DUE TO AIR TO GROUND COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES (E.G., DATA LINKS, CELLULAR PHONES), CONTROLLERS MAY LEARN OF A HIJACK SITUATION FROM ALTERNATE SOURCES (E.G., AIRLINE AIR OPERATIONS CENTER) RATHER THAN THE AIRCREW ITSELF.

PLEASE DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS TO GARY MILLER

AT 202-267-4916 OR GARY.W.MILLER@FAA.GOV

FRANKLIN HATFIELD, AJR-2