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AC 43-216 - Software Management During Aircraft Maintenance

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Number
43-216
Title
Software Management During Aircraft Maintenance
Status
Active
Date issued
2017-12-20
Office of Primary Responsibility
AFS-300
Description
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for developing a software management program and showing compliance with applicable regulations related to continued airworthiness when managing aircraft software during maintenance activities. This AC describes an acceptable means, but not the only means, to comply with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR). However, if you use the means described in this AC to show compliance, you must follow it in all important respects.
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