A-26-051
NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation
Recommendation text
TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF WAR, POLICY BOARD ON FEDERAL AVIATION: Require the Department of War to verify on all aircraft with transponders capable of transmitting Mode S and automatic dependent surveillance—broadcast (ADS-B) and operated in the National Airspace System (NAS), at least annually and upon each aircraft’s entry into service in the NAS, that 1) the transponder ADS-B settings are correct, 2) the transponder is transmitting ADS B, and 3) the transponder is transmitting the correctly assigned address.
In plain language (FlightFinder summary)
The United States Department of War, Policy Board on Federal Aviation is asked to require the Department of War to perform annual and entry-into-service verification on all aircraft in the National Airspace System that have Mode S and ADS-B capable transponders, checking that ADS-B settings are correct, that the transponder is transmitting ADS-B, and that the transmitted address is correctly assigned.
This plain-language summary is written by FlightFinder to explain the recommendation above. It is not the official wording — the verbatim NTSB text is quoted above.
Details
| Status | Open - Initial Response Received |
|---|---|
| Mode | Aviation |
| Closed | — |
| NTSB number | DCA25MA108 |
| Addressees | United States Department of War, Policy Board on Federal Aviation |
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NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).