Broken radar delays planes at Logan

By Noah Bierman, Globe Staff

Planes in and out of Logan International Airport and others in the region were delayed by about an hour last night after air traffic control computer broke down.

Jim Peters, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said that air traffic controllers were able to use a backup system without comprising safety. The malfunction delayed 265 flights between 6 p.m. and 6:45 p.m., he said.

Peters could not immediately identify the specific cause of the breakdown, but he said it appeared to be related to computer software. The malfunction happened at a regional air traffic control center in Nashua, N.H.

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