AC 20-165A

Historical

Advisory circular · Airworthiness Approval of Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) Out Systems

A newer version is currentThis is a historical version. AC 20-165B is the version in force, approved December 7, 2015.
Approved
November 7, 2012
Last reviewed
July 17, 2023
Cancels
AC20-165
Cancelled by
AC20-165B
Family
AC 20-165 · 3 versions
Revision
A
14 CFR parts
91
Cited by
1 AD
14 CFR sections
§ 91.227

Guidance, not mandatory unless a rule or AD requires it. DRS record last changed November 22, 2025.

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Appendix 5 A5-3 Acronym Definition V2 Takeoff safety speed WAAS Wide Area Augmentation System WGS-84 World Geodetic System 1984

Appendix 6 A6-1 Appendix 6 Related Documents

1. 14 CFR. Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14CFR) can be obtained at www. access.gpo.gov. Select “Access,” then “Online bookstore.” Then select “Aviation,” then “Code of Federal Regulations.”

2. Advisory Circulars. Order copies of Advisory Circulars from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Subsequent Distribution Office, M-30, Ardmore East Business Center, 3341 Q 75th Avenue, Landover, MD 20785. You can also get copies from our website at www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars/.

a. AC 20-131(), Airworthiness Approval of Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS II) and Mode S Transponders

b. AC 20-138(), Airworthiness Approval of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Equipment

c. AC 20-151(), Airworthiness Approval of Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS II) Version 7.0 & 7.1 and Associated Mode S Transponders

d. AC 20-172(), Airworthiness Approval for ADS-B IN Systems and Applications

e. AC 21-40(), Guide for Obtaining a Supplemental Type Certificate

f. AC 23.1309-1(), System Safety Analysis and Assessment for Part 23 Airplanes

g. AC 25.1309-1(), System Design and Analysis

h. AC 27-1(), Certification of Normal Category Rotorcraft

i. AC 29-2(), Certification of Transport Category Rotorcraft

j. AC 43-6(), Altitude Reporting Equipment and Transponder System Maintenance and Inspection Practices

3. TSO. You can find a current list of technical standard orders on the FAA Internet website at www.airweb.faa.gov/rgl. You will also find the TSO Index of Articles at the same site.

a. TSO-C5, Direction Instrument, Non-Magnetic (Gyroscopically Stabilized)

b. TSO-C6, Direction Instrument, Magnetic (Gyroscopically Stabilized)

c. TSO-C8(), Vertical Velocity Instruments

d. TSO-C10(), Altimeter, Pressure Actuated, Sensitive Type

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e. TSO-C66(), Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) Operating Within the Radio Frequency Range of 960-1215 Megahertz

f. TSO-88(), Automatic Pressure Altitude Reporting Code-Generating Equipment

g. TSO-C106(), Air Data Computer

h. TSO-C112(), Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System/Mode Select (ATCRBS/Mode S) Airborne Equipment

i. TSO-C119(), Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) Airborne Equipment

j. TSO-C129(), Airborne Supplemental Navigation Equipment Using the Global Positioning System (GPS)

k. TSO-C145(), Airborne Navigation Sensors Using the Global Positioning System (GPS) Augmented by the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS)

l. TSO-C146(), Stand-Alone Airborne Navigation Equipment Using the Global Positioning System (GPS) Augmented by the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS)

m. TSO-C154c, Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Equipment Operating on the Frequency of 978 MHz

n. TSO-C166b, Extended Squitter Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) and Traffic Information Service - Broadcast (TIS-B) Equipment Operating on the Radio Frequency of 1090 Megahertz (MHz)

o. TSO-C196(), Airborne Supplemental Navigation Sensors for Global Positioning System Equipment Using Aircraft-Based Augmentation

4. RTCA, Inc. You can order copies of RTCA documents from RTCA, Inc., 1150 18th Street, NW, Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036; telephone: (202) 833-9339; website:

http://www.rtca.org.

a. RTCA DO-160D, E, F or G Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures For Airborne Equipment

b. RTCA/DO-178B, Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification

c. RTCA/DO-208 change 1, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Airborne Supplemental Navigation Equipment Using Global Positioning System (GPS)

d. RTCA/DO-229D, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Global Positioning System/Wide Area Augmentation System Airborne Equipment

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e. DO-242A change 1 Min Aviation System Performance Standards for ADS-B

f. RTCA/DO-254, Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware

g. RTCA/DO-260B, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for 1090 MHz Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) corrigendum 1

h. RTCA/DO-300, Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) for Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System II (TCAS II) Hybrid Surveillance

i. RTCA/DO-316, Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) for Global Positioning System/Aircraft Based Augmentation System Airborne Equipment

5. FAA Orders. FAA order 8110.44C Change 1 incorporated Type Certification, can be found at the FAA Regulatory and Guidance Library website: http://rgl.faa.gov/.

6. ARINC, Inc. Documents. ARINC document GNSS Sensor ARINC Characteristic 743A-5 can be obtained from ARINC Incorporated, 2551 Riva Rd., Annapolis, MD, 21401. Telephone +1 800-633-6882, fax +1 410-956-5465. You can also get copies from their website, www.arinc.com.

7. SAE International. Order SAE documents from SAE International, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001, telephone (724) 776-4970, fax (724) 776-0790. Also, order copies online at www.sae.org.

a. SAE ARP 4754A, Certification Considerations for Highly-Integrated or Complex Aircraft Systems

b. SAE ARP-4761, Guidelines and Methods for Conducting the Safety Assessment Process on Civil Airborne Systems and Equipment

8. European Aviation Safety Agency. Copies of EASA document AMC 20-24 Certification Considerations for the Enhanced ATS in Non-Radar Areas using ADS-B Surveillance (ADS-B-NRA) Application via 1090 MHZ Extended Squitter, can be obtained from the European Aviation Safety Agency, Postfach 10 12 53, D-50452 Cologne, Germany.