U.S. Lawmakers Push Plan to Upgrade 'Black Boxes'

Air Safety Week, July 28, 2003

Status of FAA action. Final rule not issued. Open - unacceptable response.

* Two power supplies. Recommendation A-99-018, issued March 19, 1999. Require that CVRs, DFDRs and redundant combination flight recorders be powered from separate generator buses with the highest reliability. The aft system should be powered by the bus that provides the maximum reliability without jeopardizing service to essential or emergency loads, whereas the system near the cockpit should be powered by the bus that provides the second highest reliability for operation.

Status of FAA action. Final rule not issued. Open - unacceptable response.

Source: NTSB, status report as of July 22

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