FAA AC 20-152A - Development Assurance for Airborne Electronic Hardware
FAA AC 20-152A objectives supplementing DO-254 for custom devices, COTS IP, COTS devices and circuit board assemblies.
FAA AC 20-152A - Development Assurance for Airborne Electronic Hardware is a compliance framework from United States (FAA Aircraft Certification Service); EASA counterpart AMC 20-152A with 4 domains and 29 controls that map to 1 other frameworks. The largest domains are Section 5: Custom device development (CD objectives) – FAA AC 20-152A - Development Assurance for Airborne Electronic Hardware (13 controls), Section 6: Use of COTS devices (COTS objectives) – FAA AC 20-152A - Development Assurance for Airborne Electronic Hardware (8 controls), Section 5.11: COTS IP in custom devices (IP objectives) – FAA AC 20-152A - Development Assurance for Airborne Electronic Hardware (7 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (4)
Section 5.11: COTS IP in custom devices (IP objectives) – FAA AC 20-152A - Development Assurance for Airborne Electronic Hardware
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| faa-ac-20-152a-development-assurance-for-airborne-electronic-hardware::IP-1 | IP-1 Selection of COTS IP |
| faa-ac-20-152a-development-assurance-for-airborne-electronic-hardware::IP-2 | IP-2 Assessment of the COTS IP provider and data |
| faa-ac-20-152a-development-assurance-for-airborne-electronic-hardware::IP-3 | IP-3 Complementary development assurance for COTS IP |
| faa-ac-20-152a-development-assurance-for-airborne-electronic-hardware::IP-4 | IP-4 Verification strategy for COTS IP |
| faa-ac-20-152a-development-assurance-for-airborne-electronic-hardware::IP-5 | IP-5 Planning the COTS IP development assurance approach |
| faa-ac-20-152a-development-assurance-for-airborne-electronic-hardware::IP-6 | IP-6 Requirements for COTS IP functions |
| faa-ac-20-152a-development-assurance-for-airborne-electronic-hardware::IP-7 | IP-7 DO-254 Appendix B for COTS IP at DAL A and B |
Section 5: Custom device development (CD objectives) – FAA AC 20-152A - Development Assurance for Airborne Electronic Hardware
Section 6: Use of COTS devices (COTS objectives) – FAA AC 20-152A - Development Assurance for Airborne Electronic Hardware
Section 7: Circuit board assemblies (CBA objective) – FAA AC 20-152A - Development Assurance for Airborne Electronic Hardware
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| faa-ac-20-152a-development-assurance-for-airborne-electronic-hardware::CBA-1 | CBA-1 Circuit board assembly development process |
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The Compliance Position Diagnostic, $5,000 fixed, ten business daysWhat is FAA AC 20-152A - Development Assurance for Airborne Electronic Hardware and who does it apply to?
FAA AC 20-152A - Development Assurance for Airborne Electronic Hardware is a compliance framework from United States (FAA Aircraft Certification Service); EASA counterpart AMC 20-152A with 4 domains and 29 controls. FAA AC 20-152A objectives supplementing DO-254 for custom devices, COTS IP, COTS devices and circuit board assemblies. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does FAA AC 20-152A - Development Assurance for Airborne Electronic Hardware actually require?
FAA AC 20-152A - Development Assurance for Airborne Electronic Hardware has 29 controls organised across 4 domains. The largest domains are Section 5: Custom device development (CD objectives) – FAA AC 20-152A - Development Assurance for Airborne Electronic Hardware (13 controls), Section 6: Use of COTS devices (COTS objectives) – FAA AC 20-152A - Development Assurance for Airborne Electronic Hardware (8 controls), Section 5.11: COTS IP in custom devices (IP objectives) – FAA AC 20-152A - Development Assurance for Airborne Electronic Hardware (7 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
If I already comply with another framework, how much of FAA AC 20-152A - Development Assurance for Airborne Electronic Hardware do I already cover?
FAA AC 20-152A - Development Assurance for Airborne Electronic Hardware maps to 1 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are DO-254 / ED-80 - Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware (93% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
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