A-85-041
NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation
Recommendation text
THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: AMEND TSO-C69A TO REQUIRE QUICK-RELEASE GIRTS AND HANDHOLDS ON EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDES; AMEND 14 CFR 121 AND 125 TO SPECIFY A REASONABLE TIME FROM THE ADOPTION OF THE REVISION OF THE TSO BY WHICH ALL TRANSPORT PASSENGER AIR CARRIER AIRCRAFT BEING OPERATED UNDER THESE PARTS MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH SLIDES CONFORMING TO THE REVISED TSO. (Supersedes Safety Recommendations A-79-067 and A-84-020)
In plain language (FlightFinder summary)
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) asks the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to update Technical Standard Order (TSO) C69A to mandate quick-release girts and handholds on emergency evacuation slides, and to revise regulations 14 CFR 121 and 125 to set a reasonable compliance deadline for all transport passenger air carrier aircraft under those parts to be equipped with slides meeting the revised TSO.
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Details
| Status | Closed - Unacceptable Action |
|---|---|
| Mode | Aviation |
| Closed | Mar 29, 2002 |
| NTSB number | 80651 |
| Addressees | FAA |
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NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).