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Updated: 1:24 pm ET March 18, 2009

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Call FAA toll-free 24 hours a day to:

  • Ask questions about FAA-monitored consumer issues (Consumer Hotline).
  • Report specific violations (Hazardous Materials).
  • Report information relating to air carrier safety or participate in other protection activities (aviation industry employees only). Report to Aviation
  • Report Aviation Safety Issues (you may also email your concern for the issues listed below only).
    • Maintenance improprieties
    • Aircraft incidents
    • Suspected Unapproved Parts
    • Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) violations

Office of Inspector General Complaint Hotline

  • Report allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement in U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) programs or operations

Flight Standards District Offices (FSDO)

Contact your local FSDO for information on:

  • Low-flying aircraft
  • Accident Reporting
  • Air carrier certification and operations
  • Aircraft maintenance
  • Aircraft operational issues
  • Aircraft permits
  • Airmen certification (licensing) for pilots, mechanics, repairmen, dispatchers, and parachute riggers
  • Certification and modification issues
  • Enforcement of Airmen & Aircraft Regulations

Telephone Directory

If you know the name of the FAA employee you want to contact, use the:

Transportation Security Administration

Call Transportation Security Administration toll-free (866) 289-9673 to:

Aviation Consumer Protection

Call Aviation Consumer Protection at (202) 366-2220 to:

  • Report a concern about airline service including:
    • Lost baggage
    • Ticketing
    • Denied boarding
  • Visit the Department of Transportation Air Travel Service Problems webpage

Flight Service Stations: Send comments or complaints about weather briefings and other flight planning services provided to pilots through the Flight Service Stations, to: 9-AWA-ATO-SYSOPS-FS@faa.gov.

Learn more about the Flight Service Station Operations.

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests

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FAA Headquarters
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20591

1:24 pm ET March 18, 2009