A-87-081
NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation
Recommendation text
THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: AMEND 14 CFR 135.151 TO REQUIRE THAT, AFTER A SPECIFIED DATE, A COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER BE INSTALLED ON ALL CURRENTLY CERTIFICATED MULTIENGINE TURBINE-POWERED AIRCRAFT (BOTH FIXED-WING AND ROTORCRAFT), WHICH ARE CERTIFIED TO CARRY SIX OR MORE PASSENGERS AND WHICH ARE REQUIRED BY CERTIFICATE OR OPERATING RULE TO HAVE TWO PILOTS, USED IN ANY TYPE OF OPERATION NOT CURRENTLY REQUIRED BY 14 CFR 121.359, 135.151, AND 127.127 TO HAVE A COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER. THE COCKPIT RECORDER SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST ONE CHANNEL RESERVED FOR VOICE COMMUNICATIONS TRANSMITTED FROM OR RECEIVED IN THE AIRCRAFT BY THE RADIO AND ONE CHANNEL RESERVED FOR AUDIO SIGNALS FROM A COCKPIT AREA MICROPHONE, AND SHOULD RECORD AT LEAST THE LAST 15 MINUTES OF AIRCRAFT OPERATION. (Supersedes Safety Recommendations A-78-028, A-82-064 through A-82-067, A-82-106 through A-82-111)
In plain language (FlightFinder summary)
The NTSB asks the FAA to change 14 CFR 135.151 so that multiengine turbine-powered aircraft (both airplanes and helicopters) that carry six or more passengers, require two pilots, and are not already required to have a cockpit voice recorder must install one. The recorder must record at least the final 15 minutes of operation, with separate channels for radio communications and cockpit area audio. This replaces several earlier recommendations.
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 - Acceptable Action |
|---|---|
| Mode | Aviation |
| Closed | Mar 8, 1989 |
| NTSB number | 80663 |
| Addressees | FAA |
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NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).