The National Transportation Safety Board has directed the Federal Aviation Administration to identify methods for protecting flight recorder systems on existing transport category aircraft.
Safety recommendation
The National Transportation Safety Board has directed the Federal Aviation Administration to identify methods for protecting flight recorder systems on existing transport category aircraft.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued Safety Recommendation A-15-005, identified by reference number DCA14SS009. This directive is addressed to the Federal Aviation Administration and calls for the identification of adequate protections against disabling flight recorder systems on all existing transport category aircraft. The NTSB notes that this new recommendation supersedes the earlier Safety Recommendation A-00-30, reflecting an updated focus on ensuring the integrity and accessibility of critical flight data recording equipment across the current fleet of commercial transport aircraft.