TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (14 CFR) GUIDANCE MATERIAL Subject: INDEX OF AVIATION TECHNICAL
STANDARD ORDERS Date: 10/10/00 Initiated by: AIR-120 AC No: AC 20-110L Change:
1. PURPOSE. This advisory circular (AC) describes the public procedures the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will use to develop and issue Technical Standard Orders (TSO) for aeronautical articles to be used on civil aircraft. The AC presents an index of the FAA TSO’s that contain minimum performance standards for specified materials, parts, processes, and appliances used on civil aircraft.
2. CANCELLATION. Advisory Circular 20-110K, Index of Aviation Technical Standard Orders, dated September 22, 1999, is canceled.
3. RELATED FEDERAL REGULATION SECTIONS. Title 14 of the Code of Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR), Part 21, Subpart O.
4. BACKGROUND. On June 2, 1980, by Amendment 21-50 to 14 CFR Part 21, the FAA adopted a new public procedure for issuing TSO’s for specified materials, parts, processes, and appliances used on civil aircraft, relocated the substance of Subpart A of 14 CFR Part 37 to Subpart O of 14 CFR Part 21, and revoked the remainder of 14 CFR Part 37. Amendment 21-50 became effective on September 9, 1980.
5. PUBLIC PROCEDURE. The following is the public procedure the FAA will use to develop and issue final TSO’s for specific articles used on civil aircraft.
a. The FAA will continue to develop proposed TSO’s and will use, by reference in the TSO, documents prepared and issued by organizations such as the RTCA, Inc. (RTCA) and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Notices of RTCA meetings and invitations will continue to be published in the Federal Register to allow public participation at the early stages of document development.
b. Copies of documents prepared and issued by an organization that are incorporated by reference in proposed or final TSO’s will be made available to interested persons in accordance with FAA regulations.
c. Any person may request the Administrator to revise or issue a new TSO by submitting a description of the revision sought or a description of the new article for which a TSO is requested.
d. The FAA will use several methods to ensure that the public is afforded early opportunities to take part in the TSO decision making process. Proposed TSO’s are normally distributed to the public for comment through the use of mailing lists. Any individual or organization can request to be placed on the TSO mailing lists. A notice of availability for comment of each proposed TSO is published in
Page 2 Par 5 the Federal Register, and a copy of each final TSO is mailed to all persons on the mailing list.
e. Any person wishing to submit comments on a proposed TSO may do so. The Administrator will consider all comments received on or before the closing date for comments before issuing a final TSO. Late comments may also be considered as long as no additional expense or delay in processing the TSO is incurred.
f. All comments submitted will be available, both before and after the closing date for comments, for examination by interested persons. Comments are located at the FAA Headquarters in the Aircraft Certification Service, Aircraft Engineering Division (AIR-
100), Room 815, 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591, between 8:30
a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
g. Copies of proposed TSO’s, FAA Resolution of Comments, and final TSO’s will also be available at AIR-100, and at all FAA Regional Aircraft Certification Offices. Final TSO’s will not be published in the Federal Register.
6. INDEX OF TSO’s. For the reader’s convenience, the index of TSO’s is presented in numerical sequence (appendix 1) and by subject matter (appendix 2). All TSO standards contained in 14 CFR Part 37, Subpart B, as of September 9, 1980, are current under the TSO revision program, unless appendix 1 of this AC shows a later revision date.
7. HOW TO OBTAIN TSO’s. To obtain official copies of the TSO’s listed in appendices 1 or 2 write to: U.S. Department of Transportation, Subsequent Distribution Office, Ardmore East Business Center, 3341 Q 75th Avenue, Landover, MD 20785. Computer users with Internet access may view and/or obtain unofficial electronic copies of the TSO's by accessing the AIR website at http://www.faa.gov/avr/air/airhome.htm. To have your name placed on our mailing list to receive future issuances of TSO’s, notices for public comment on proposed TSO’s, or copies of proposed TSO’s, write to: FAA, AIR-100, 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591.
/S/ James C. Jones Manager, Aircraft Engineering Division, AIR-100
Appendix 1 APPENDIX 1. INDEX OF TSO’s IN NUMERICAL SEQUENCE (5 pages)
TSO NUMBER SUBJECT TITLE TSO-C1c 7/10/87 Cargo Compartment Fire Detection Instruments TSO-C2d 6/14/89 Airspeed Instruments TSO-C3d 6/14/89 Turn and Slip Instrument TSO-C4c 4/1/59 Bank and Pitch Instruments TSO-C5e 6/14/89 Direction Instrument, Non-magnetic (Gyroscopically Stabilized) TSO-C6d 6/14/89 Direction Instrument, Magnetic (Gyroscopically Stabilized) TSO-C7d 6/14/89 Direction Instrument, Magnetic Non-Stabilized Type (Magnetic Compass) TSO-C8d 8/8/91 Vertical Velocity Instruments (Rate-of-Climb) TSO-C9c 9/15/60 Automatic Pilots TSO-C10b 9/1/59 Altimeter, Pressure Actuated, Sensitive Type TSO-C11e 10/17/91 Powerplant Fire Detection Instruments (Thermal and Flame Contact Types) TSO-C13f 9/24/92 Life Preservers TSO-C14b 2/15/90 Aircraft Fabric, Intermediate Grade TSO-C15d 2/26/90 Aircraft Fabric, Grade A TSO-C16 A-1 4/16/51 Airspeed Tubes (Electrically Heated) TSO-C19b 5/1/58 Portable Water-Solution Type Fire Extinguishers TSO-C20 A-1 4/16/51 Combustion Heaters TSO-C21b 3/16/89 Aircraft Turnbuckle Assemblies and/or Turnbuckle Safetying Devices TSO-C22g 3/5/93 Safety Belts TSO-C23d 6/1/94 Personnel Parachute Assemblies TSO-C25a 1/15/57 Aircraft Seats and Berths (Type I Transport, 6g Forward Load) TSO-C26c 5/18/84 Aircraft Wheels and Wheel-Brake Assemblies, with Addendum I TSO-C27 A-2 6/30/55 Twin Seaplane Floats TSO-C28 3/15/52 Aircraft Skis TSO-C30c 5/12/89 Aircraft Position Lights TSO-C31d 4/30/84 High Frequency (HF) Radio Communications Transmitting Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency Range of 1.5-30 Megahertz
Appendix 1 APPENDIX 1. INDEX OF TSO’s IN NUMERICAL SEQUENCE (Continued)
TSO NUMBER SUBJECT TITLE TSO-C32d 4/30/84 High Frequency (HF) Radio Communications Receiving Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency Range 1.5-30 Megahertz TSO-C34e 1/15/88 ILS Glide Slope Receiving Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency Range of 328.6-335.4 Megahertz (MHz) TSO-C35d 5/15/71 Airborne Radio Marker Receiving Equipment TSO-C36e 1/25/88 Airborne ILS Localizer Receiving Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency Range of 108-112 Megahertz (MHz) TSO-C37d 9/23/92 VHF Radio Communications Transmitting Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency Range 117.975 to 137.000 Megahertz TSO-C38d 9/23/92 VHF Radio Communications Receiving Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency Range 117.975 to 137.000 Megahertz TSO-C39b 4/17/87 Aircraft Seats and Berths TSO-C40c 1/25/88 VOR Receiving Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency Range of 108-117.95 Megahertz (MHz) TSO-C41d 5/6/85 Airborne Automatic Direction Finding (ADF) Equipment TSO-C42 3/1/57 Propeller Feathering Hose Assemblies TSO-C43c 5/30/95 Temperature Instruments TSO-C44b 5/10/95 Fuel Flowmeters TSO-C45a 2/28/95 Manifold Pressure Instruments TSO-C46a 4/23/68 Maximum Allowable Airspeed Indicator Systems TSO-C47 10/15/61 Pressure Instruments - Fuel, Oil, and Hydraulic TSO-C48 4/1/59 Carbon Monoxide Detector Instruments TSO-C49b 5/30/95 Electric Tachometer: Magnetic Drag (Indicator and Generator) TSO-C50c 1/31/83 Audio Selector Panels and Amplifiers TSO-C52b 5/30/95 Flight Director Equipment TSO-C53a 2/1/61 Fuel and Engine Oil System Hose Assemblies TSO-C54 10/15/61 Stall Warning Instruments TSO-C55 4/1/59 Fuel and Oil Quantity Instruments (Reciprocating Engine Aircraft) TSO-C56a 4/12/84 Engine-Driven Direct Current Generators/Starter-Generators TSO-C57a 1/31/83 Headsets and Speakers
Appendix 1 APPENDIX 1. INDEX OF TSO’s IN NUMERICAL SEQUENCE (Continued)
TSO NUMBER SUBJECT TITLE TSO-C58a 1/31/83 Aircraft Microphones (Except Carbon) TSO-C59 7/31/59 Airborne Selective Calling Equipment TSO-C60b 5/11/88 Airborne Area Navigation Equipment Using Loran C Inputs TSO-C62d 9/7/90 Tires TSO-C63c 8/18/83 Airborne Weather and Ground Mapping Pulsed Radars TSO-C64a 8/25/89 Oxygen Mask Assembly Continuous Flow, Passenger TSO-C65a 8/18/83 Airborne Doppler Radar Ground Speed and/or Drift Angle Measuring Equipment (For Air Carrier Aircraft) TSO-C66c 1/18/91 Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) Operating within the Radio Frequency Range of 960-1215 Megahertz TSO-C67 11/15/60 Airborne Radar Altimeter Equipment (For Air Carrier Aircraft) TSO-C68a 8/18/83 Airborne Automatic Dead Reckoning Computer Equipment Utilizing Aircraft Heading and Doppler Ground Speed and Drift Angle Data (For Air Carrier Aircraft) TSO-C69c 8/18/99 Emergency Evacuation Slides, Ramps, Ramp/Slides, and Slide/Rafts TSO-C70a 4/13/84 Liferafts (Reversible and Nonreversible) TSO-C71 6/15/61 Airborne Static (“DC to DC”) Electrical Power Converter (For Air Carrier Aircraft) TSO-C72c 2/19/87 Individual Flotation Devices TSO-C73 9/13/63 Static Electrical Power Inverter TSO-C74c 2/20/73 Airborne ATC Transponder Equipment TSO-C75 9/4/63 Hydraulic Hose Assemblies TSO-C76 3/1/63 Fuel Drain Valves TSO-C77a 7/20/81 Gas Turbine Auxiliary Power Units TSO-C78 2/10/67 Crewmember Demand Oxygen Masks TSO-C79 11/12/63 Fire Detectors (Radiation Sensing Type) TSO-C80 5/26/64 Flexible Fuel and Oil Cell Material TSO-C85a 3/7/96 Survivor Locator Lights TSO-C87 2/1/66 Airborne Low-Range Radio Altimeter TSO-C88a 8/18/83 Automatic Pressure Altitude Reporting Code Generating Equipment
Appendix 1 APPENDIX 1. INDEX OF TSO’s IN NUMERICAL SEQUENCE (Continued)
TSO NUMBER SUBJECT TITLE TSO-C89 2/10/67 Oxygen Regulators, Demand TSO-C90c 4/3/92 Cargo Pallets, Nets, and Containers TSO-C91a 4/29/85 Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) Equipment TSO-C92c 3/19/96 Airborne Ground Proximity Warning Equipment TSO-C93 Airborne Interim Standard Microwave Landing System Converter Equipment TSO-C94a 8/12/81 Omega Receiving Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency Range of 10.2 to 13.6 Kilohertz TSO-C95 8/18/83 Mach Meters TSO-C96a 4/7/89 Anticollision Light Systems TSO-C97 9/26/79 Lithium Sulfur Dioxide Batteries TSO-C99 6/27/83 Protective Breathing Equipment TSO-C101 2/19/87 Over Speed Warning Instruments TSO-C102 4/2/84 Airborne Radar Approach and Beacon Systems for Helicopters TSO-C103 4/12/84 Continuous Flow Oxygen Mask Assembly (For Non-Transport Category Aircraft) TSO-C104 6/22/82 Microwave Landing System (MLS) Airborne Receiving Equipment TSO-C105 6/13/84 Optional Display Equipment for Weather and Ground Mapping Radar Indicators TSO-C106 1/15/88 Air Data Computer TSO-C109 12/9/85 Airborne Navigation Data Storage System TSO-C110a 10/26/88 Airborne Passive Thunderstorm Detection Equipment TSO-C112 2/5/86 Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System/Mode Select (ATCRBS/Mode S) Airborne Equipment TSO-C113 10/27/86 Airborne Multipurpose Electronic Displays TSO-C114 3/27/87 Torso Restraint Systems TSO-C115b 9/30/94 Airborne Area Navigation Equipment Using Multi-Sensor Inputs TSO-C116 3/1/90 Crewmember Protective Breathing Equipment TSO-C117a 8/1/96 Airborne Windshear Warning and Escape Guidance Systems for Transport Airplanes
Appendix 1 APPENDIX 1. INDEX OF TSO’s IN NUMERICAL SEQUENCE (Continued)
TSO NUMBER SUBJECT TITLE TSO-C118 8/5/88 Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) Airborne Equipment, TCAS I TSO-C119a 4/9/90 Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) Airborne Equipment, TCAS II TSO-C120 1/26/88 Airborne Area Navigation Equipment Using Omega/VLF Inputs TSO-C121 3/1/90 Underwater Locating Devices (Acoustic) (Self-Powered) TSO-C122 4/11/94 Devices that Prevent Blocked Channels Used in Two-Way Radio Communications due to Simultaneous Transmissions TSO-C123a 8/2/96 Cockpit Voice Recorder Systems TSO-C124a 8/1/96 Flight Data Recorder Systems TSO-C126 12/23/92 406 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) TSO-C127a 8/21/98 Rotorcraft, Transport Airplane, and Normal and Utility Airplane Seating Systems TSO-C128 7/20/93 Devices that Prevent Blocked Channels Used in Two-Way Radio Communications due to Unintentional Transmissions TSO-C129a 2/20/96 Airborne Supplemental Navigation Equipment Using Global Positioning System (GPS) TSO-C137 7/20/98 Aircraft Portable Megaphones TSO-C141 8/17/99 Aircraft Fluorescent Lighting Ballast/Fixture Equipment TSO-C142 4/4/00 Lithium Batteries TSO-C144 3/12/98 Airborne Global Positioning System Antenna TSO-C145 5/15/98 Airborne Navigation Sensors using the Global Positioning System (GPS) Augmented by the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) TSO-C146 10/6/99 Stand-Alone Airborne Navigation Equipment Using The Global Positioning System (GPS) Augmented By The Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) TSO-C147 4/6/98 Traffic Advisory System (TAS) Airborne Equipment TSO-C148 9/26/97 Aircraft Mechanical Fasteners TSO-C149 4/24/98 Aircraft Bearings TSO-C150 4/24/98 Aircraft Seals TSO-C151a 11/29/99 Terrain Awareness and Warning System
Appendix 2 APPENDIX 2. INDEX OF TSO’s BY SUBJECT (7 pages)
SUBJECT TSO TITLE TSO NUMBER Auto Flight Automatic Pilots TSO-C9c Auxiliary Power Gas Turbine Auxiliary Power Units TSO-C77a Batteries Lithium Batteries TSO-C142 Lithium Sulfur Dioxide Batteries TSO-C97 Cargo Load Devices Cargo Pallets, Nets, and Containers TSO-C90c Collision and Weather Avoidance Airborne Ground Proximity Warning Equipment TSO-C92c Airborne Passive Thunderstorm Detection Equipment TSO-C110a Airborne Weather and Ground Mapping Pulsed Radars TSO-C63c Optional Display Equipment for Weather and Ground Mapping Radar Indicators TSO-C105 Terrain Awareness and Warning System TSO-C151a Traffic Advisory System (TAS) Airborne Equipment TSO-C147 Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) Airborne Equipment, TCAS I TSO-C118 Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) Airborne Equipment, TCAS II TSO-C119a Communication Equipment Airborne Selective Calling Equipment TSO-C59 Aircraft Microphones (Except Carbon) TSO-C58a Aircraft Portable Megaphones TSO-C137 Audio Selector Panels and Amplifiers TSO-C50c Headsets and Speakers TSO-C57a
Appendix 2 APPENDIX 2. INDEX OF TSO’s BY SUBJECT (Continued)
SUBJECT TSO TITLE TSO NUMBER Communication Equipment (cont.)
High Frequency (HF) Radio Communications Receiving Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency Range of
1.5-30 Megahertz TSO-C32d High Frequency (HF) Radio Communications Transmitting Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency Range of
1.5-30 Megahertz TSO-C31d VHF Radio Communications Receiving Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency Range 117.975 to 137.000 Megahertz TSO-C38d VHF Radio Communications Transmitting Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency Range 117.975 to 137.000 Megahertz TSO-C37d Electrical Power Airborne Static (“DC to DC”) Electrical Power Converter (For Air Carrier Aircraft) TSO-C71 Engine-Driven Direct Current Generators/Starter-Generators TSO-C56a Static Electrical Power Inverter TSO-C73 Equipment Furnishings Aircraft Fabric, Grade A TSO-C15d Aircraft Fabric, Intermediate Grade TSO-C14b Aircraft Fluorescent Lighting Ballast/Fixture Equipment TSO-C141 Aircraft Seats and Berths TSO-C39b Aircraft Seats and Berths (Type I Transport, 6g Forward Load) TSO-C25a Aircraft Turnbuckle Assemblies and/or Turnbuckle Safetying Devices TSO-C21b Safety Belts TSO-C22g Torso Restraint Systems TSO-C114 Evacuation and Survival Equipment 406 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) TSO-C126
Appendix 2 APPENDIX 2. INDEX OF TSO’s BY SUBJECT (Continued)
SUBJECT TSO TITLE TSO NUMBER Evacuation and Survival Equipment (cont.)
Emergency Evacuation Slides, Ramps, and Slide/Raft Combinations TSO-C69c Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) Equipment TSO-C91a Individual Flotation Devices TSO-C72c Life Preservers TSO-C13f Liferafts (Reversible and Nonreversible) TSO-C70a Personnel Parachutes Assemblies TSO-C23d Survivor Locator Light TSO-C85a Underwater Locating Devices (Acoustic) (Self-Powered) TSO-C121 Fire Protection Carbon Monoxide Detector Instruments TSO-C48 Cargo Compartment Fire Detection Instruments TSO-C1c Fire Detectors (Radiation Sensing Type) TSO-C79 Portable Water-Solution Type Fire Extinguisher TSO-C19b Powerplant Fire Detection Instruments (Thermal and Flame Contact Types) TSO-C11e Fuel/Oil/Hydraulic Flexible Fuel and Oil Cell Material TSO-C80 Fuel Drain Valves TSO-C76 Fuel Flowmeters TSO-C44b Heaters Combustion Heaters TSO-C20 A-1 Hose Assemblies Fuel and Engine Oil System Hose Assemblies TSO-C53a Hydraulic Hose Assemblies TSO-C75 Propeller Feathering Hose Assemblies TSO-C42
Appendix 2 APPENDIX 2. INDEX OF TSO’s BY SUBJECT (Continued)
SUBJECT TSO TITLE TSO NUMBER Instruments (Engine, Flight) Air Data Computer TSO-C106 Airborne Low-Range Radio Altimeter TSO-C87 Airborne Multipurpose Electronic Displays TSO-C113 Airborne Radar Altimeter Equipment (For Air Carrier Aircraft) TSO-C67 Airspeed Instruments TSO-C2d Airspeed Tubes (Electrically Heated) TSO-C16 A-1 Altimeter, Pressure Actuated, Sensitive Type TSO-C10b Automatic Pressure Altitude Reporting Code Generating Equipment TSO-C88a Bank and Pitch Instruments TSO-C4c Direction Instrument, Magnetic (Gyroscopically Stabilized) TSO-C6d Direction Instrument, Magnetic Non-Stabilized Type (Magnetic Compass) TSO-C7d Direction Instrument, Non-magnetic (Gyroscopically Stabilized) TSO-C5e Electric Tachometer: Magnetic Drag (Indicator and Generator) TSO-C49b Flight Director Equipment TSO-C52b Fuel and Oil Quantity Instruments (Reciprocating Engine Aircraft) TSO-C55 Mach Meters TSO-C95 Manifold Pressure Instruments TSO-C45a Maximum Allowable Airspeed Indicator Systems TSO-C46a Over Speed Warning Instruments TSO-C101 Pressure Instruments - Fuel, Oil, and Hydraulic TSO-C47 Stall Warning Instruments TSO-C54 Temperature Instruments TSO-C43c Turn and Slip Instrument TSO-C3d Vertical Velocity Instruments (Rate-of-Climb) TSO-C8d Landing Gear Aircraft Skis TSO-C28