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AC 00-72 - Best Practices for Airborne Electronic Hardware Design Assurance Using EUROCAE ED-80( ) and RTCA DO-254( )

Document Information

Number
00-72
Title
Best Practices for Airborne Electronic Hardware Design Assurance Using EUROCAE ED-80( ) and RTCA DO-254( )
Status
Active
Date issued
2022-10-07
Office of Primary Responsibility
AIR-600, Policy and Innovation Division
Description

This advisory circular (AC) provides “best practices” for airborne electronic hardware (AEH) design assurance and, is intended to be complementary information to EUROCAE ED-80, Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware, RTCA DO-254, Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware, and AC 20-152A, Development Assurance for Airborne Electronic Hardware. This document provides additional clarifications, explanatory text, or illustrations that could be helpful when addressing some of the objectives of AC 20-152A. This document is not intended to cover each section of AC 20-152A. The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way. This document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.


Note: EUROCAE ED-80 is hereafter referred to as “ED”; RTCA DO-254 is hereafter referred to as “DO.” Where the notation “ED-80/DO-254” appears in this document, the referenced documents are recognized as being equivalent.

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