the Flightradar24.com Site users noticed a serious anomaly on Friday. According to reports, about a hundred aircraft reported the emergency number 7700 to radars throughout Moscow.
These codes are used to ensure efficient communication between air traffic control and aircraft. Displays on the control screen with important flight information such as altitude and speed – He writes Polish news portal onet.pl.
The most popular of them is 7700. The pilot enters this squawk code in serious emergency situations.
About a hundred planes over/near Moscow shout 7700, the emergency code. @flightradar24 I assume this is not a glitch, could it be the air traffic controller asking the planes to test their roar? Strange in both cases???? pic.twitter.com/7HoZRP9TwZ
– Bhx_Bocaj (@BocajLmao) October 13, 2023
This clearly informs ground controller that there is a serious problem on board and that assistance must be provided. This could be an engine failure, insufficient compression, other serious technical malfunction, or a medical emergency.
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The service quickly responded: “We are aware of several false signals in the Moscow region, including that several aircraft are broadcasting signal 7700. Someone has falsified the aircraft’s positional data. Our team is working to solve the problem“wrote the official FlightRadar24 account on the X platform.
We are aware of some false signals in the Moscow region indicating several 7700 aircraft screaming. This is caused by individuals spoofing the aircraft’s position data. Our team is working on finding a solution to this problem.
– Flight Radar 24 (@flightradar24) October 13, 2023
Earlier, the Russian Federal Aviation Agency issued a statement clarifying that the data was incorrect.
He added: “We confirm that all flights are carried out normally and at the appropriate level of flight safety.” They explained that specialists from the St. Petersburg Regional Center for the Unified Air Traffic Control System did not register emergency response devices in the automatic air traffic control.
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