Air traffic control radar screens go black at Newark Airport for second time

NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) -- Radar screens went black at Newark Liberty International Airport for the second time on Friday morning, a spokesperson for the FAA confirmed to PIX11 News.

The outage happened around 3:55 a.m. and lasted about 90 seconds, according to the FAA.

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"There was a telecommunications outage that impacted communications and radar display at Philadelphia TRACON Area C, which guides aircraft in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport airspace," the spokesperson said.