A-82-065
NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation
Recommendation text
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: At an early date and pending the effective date of the recommended amendment of 14 CFR 121.343 to require installation of digital flight data recorder systems capable of recording more extensive parameters, require that operators of all aircraft equipped with foil flight data recorders be required to replace the foil recorder with a compatible digital recorder. (Superseded by A-87-77 through -89) (Urgent)
In plain language (FlightFinder summary)
The Federal Aviation Administration is asked to require operators of aircraft equipped with foil flight data recorders to replace them with compatible digital recorders, pending an amendment to 14 CFR 121.343 that would require more extensive parameter recording.
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| Status | Closed - Superseded |
|---|---|
| Mode | Aviation |
| Closed | Jun 19, 1987 |
| NTSB number | DCA82AA028 |
| Addressees | FAA |
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NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).