AC 91-44A

Change 1

Advisory circular · Installation and Inspection Procedures for Emergency Locator Transmitters and Receivers

Approved
February 1, 2018
Last reviewed
July 31, 2024
This change
Change 1 of AC 91-44A.
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AC91-44A
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AC 91-44 · 2 versions
Revision
A, change 1
14 CFR parts
25, 29, 43, 91, 121, 125, 135
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Guidance, not mandatory unless a rule or AD requires it. DRS record last changed November 22, 2025.

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11.3 TSOs. Available at http://rgl.faa.gov/.

• TSO-C91a, Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) Equipment.

• TSO-C126b, 406 MHz Emergency Locator Beacon.

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

website: https://www.rtca.org/content/publications.

• RTCA DO-204A, Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) for 406 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT), December 6, 2007.

11.5 Cospas-Sarsat Documents. You can find Cospas-Sarsat documents at https://www.cospas-sarsat.int/en/documents-pro/system-documents.

• C/S T.001, Specification for Cospas-Sarsat 406 MHz Distress Beacons.

• C/S T.007, Cospas-Sarsat 406 MHz Distress Beacon Type Approval Standard.

11.6 SAE International Documents. You can order SAE documents from SAE International, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001; telephone: (724) 776-4841;

fax: (724) 776-0790; website: www.sae.org.

• AS 1072, Sleeve, Hose Assembly, Fire Protection.

11.7 EUROCAE Documents. EUROCAE develops industry standards for aviation. You can find these at https://www.eurocae.net/.

• ED-62A, Minimum Operational Performance Specifications (MOPS) for Aircraft Emergency Locator Transmitters 406 MHz and 121.5 MHz (Optional 243 MHz), dated February 1, 2009.

• ED-237, MASPS for Criteria to Detect In-Flight Aircraft Distress Events to Trigger Transmission of Flight Information.

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