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To: mph who wrote (13113)	4/20/2004 2:30:03 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (1) of 14610

Terrorist probe? LA Airport Hit With Second Power Outage Tue Apr 20, 5:30 AM ET Add U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo! LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles International Airport suffered its second power outage in eight days, although flights were not disrupted thanks to backup batteries. A malfunctioning transformer was blamed for leaving some airport buildings without regular electricity for nearly two hours Monday. The cause of the electricity problems wasn't known. "It's a little disturbing," said Bob Marks, regional vice president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. "This sure seems like a fragile power infrastructure." The airport's April 12 power failure lasted less than a second, but caused radar and communications systems at the control tower to malfunction and forced dozens of planes to be delayed. Officials suspect a bird landing on a wire was the cause. Monday's blackout began at 11:31 a.m., causing lights to flicker in the airport. Although power returned immediately to some buildings, others remained on emergency lights until 1:19 p.m.

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