AC 91-44A

Historical

Advisory circular · Operational and Maintenance Practices for Emergency Locator Transmitters and Receivers

A newer version is currentThis is a historical version. AC 91-44A CHG 1 is the version in force, approved February 1, 2018.
Approved
December 12, 1980
Last reviewed
July 31, 2024
This change
Office change
Cancels
AC20-81AC20-85AC20-87AC20-91AC91-44
Cancelled by
AC91-44A CHG 1
Family
AC 91-44 · 2 versions
Revision
A
14 CFR parts
91, 25
Cited by
1 AD
14 CFR sections
§ 91.207§ 25.1415

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

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Signal Heard Signal Lost Signal Lost CRASH SITE

- - Signal Heard Signal Heard Signal Lost Signal Heard (Adjust Squelch) FIGURE 3

BUILD AND FADE METHOD USING SQUELCH

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FAA FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICES Alaskan Region - Anchorage Frequency Management Office, AAL-430B DOT, Federal Aviation Administration P. 0. Box 14, 701 C Street Anchorage, AK 99513 Tel: (907) 271-5343 Central Region - Kansas City Frequency Management Office, ACE-432 DOT, Federal Aviation Administration 601 East 12th Street, Room 1625 Kansas City, MO 64106 Tel: (816) 374-2643 Eastern Region - New York Frequency Management Office, AEA-426 DOT, Federal Aviation Administration JFK International Airport, Fed. Bidg.

Jamaica, NY 11430 Tel: (212) 995-3341 Great Lakes Region - Chicago Frequency Management Office, AGL-437 DOT, Federal Aviation Administration 2300 East Devon Des Plaines, IL 60018 Tel: (312) 694-4500 New England Region - Boston Frequency Management and Leased Communications Staff, ANE-464 DOT, Federal Aviation Administration 12 New England Executive Park Burlington, MA 01803 Tel: (617) 273-7256 Northwest Region - Seattle Frequency Management Office, ANW-426 DOT, Federal Aviation Administration FAA Building, Boeing Field Seattle, WA 98108 Tel: (206) 767-2653 Pacific Region - Honolulu Frequency Management and Leased Communications Staff, APC-430.3 DOT, Federal Aviation Administration P. 0. Box 50109 Honolulu, 111 96850 Tel: (808) 546-8378 Rocky Mountain Region - Denver Frequency Management and Leased Communications Staff, ARM-406 DOT, Federal Aviation Administration 10455 East 25th Avenue Aurora, CO 80010 Tel: (303) 837-3571 Southern Region - Atlanta Frequency Management Office, ASO-434 DOT, Federal Aviation Administration P. 0. Box 20636 Atlanta, GA 30320 Tel: (404) 763-7386 Southwest Region - Fort Worth Frequency Management and Leased Communications Staff, ASW-406 DOT, Federal Aviation Administration P. 0. Box 1689 Fort Worth, TX 76101 Tel: (817) 624-4911, Ext. 374

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Western Region - Los Angeles Aeronautical Center - Oklahoma City Frequency Management and Leased Communication Staff, AWE-406 Worldway Postal Center Frequency Management Office, AAC-453 DOT, Federal Aviation Administration Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center P. O. Box 92007 P. O. Box 25082 15000 Aviation Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73125 Los Angeles, CA 90009 Tel: (405) 686-2781 Tel: (213) 536-6164 EAA Technical Center - Atlantic City Headquarters - Washington, D.C.

Frequency Management Office, ACT-151 DOT, Frequency Engineering Branch, AAF-730 FAA Technical Center DOT, Federal Aviation Administration Building 201 800 Independence Avenue SW.

Atlantic City, NJ 08405 Washington, DC 20591 Tel: (609) 641-8200 Tel: (202) 426-3597