Atlanta, Georgia - PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS ATL UAS INCIDENT 1535E ATL ATCT REPORTED DELTA 2256 MD88

PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: ATL/UAS INCIDENT/1535E/ATL ATCT REPORTED DELTA 2256, MD88, ON DEPARTURE ENCOUNTERED A QUAD COPTER UAS 3 ENE ATL. NO EVASIVE ACTION REQUIRED. DEPT OF AIRPORTS NOTIFIED.

MOR Alert for ATL

Number: ATL-M-2015/05/03-0005 Type: Public inquiry or concern (including all pilot reported NMACs) Date/Time: May 3, 2015 - 1931Z A/C: DAL2256 (MD88) Summary: AT LEAST ONE PILOT REPORT (DAL2256, ATL-MCI, A RWY 26L DEPT ON TAXIWAY ECHO) ADVISED OF A QUADCOPTER/DRONE IN THE VICINITY OF THE RWY 26R FINAL, ON OR NEAR THE PORSCHE FACILITY. THE DOA & A80 WERE ADVISED OF POSSIBLE ACTIVITY, THE ATIS CONTENT WAS UPDATED WITH A GENERAL WARNING, AND LC1 ALSO ISSUED WARNINGS FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. NO SIGHTINGS OF A DRONE WERE REPORTED BY SUBSEQUENT RWY 26R ARRIVALS. DOA RESPONDED TO THE PORSCHE FACILITY, BUT TO THIS POINT, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN GRANTED ACCESS. ROC & DEN NOTIFIED.